Beijing Drenched as Typhoon Dolphin Targets China Coast
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- Beijing issued heavy rain warnings Friday evening across six districts—Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian, Chaoyang, Tongzhou, and Pinggu—with authorities forecasting hourly rainfall exceeding 50mm and warning of floods, mudslides, and landslides.
- Miyun district in northeast Beijing recorded the heaviest precipitation at 99.5mm on Friday afternoon, the highest reading across the capital.
- Beijing authorities deployed more than 2,000 staff to assist with flooding response across the city.
- Typhoon Dolphin is expected to make landfall along China's eastern coast from Sunday to Monday, prompting eastern and southern provinces to suspend ferry routes, halt construction, and evacuate fishing boats.
- Shaanxi province floods on Thursday collapsed roads, damaged bridges, and disrupted power and communications infrastructure, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.
- Central and eastern China posted temperatures above 38°C, with the same heatwave breaking records on the Korean Peninsula.
Why it matters: Beijing is managing an active urban flooding emergency while simultaneously pre-positioning for Typhoon Dolphin's Sunday-Monday landfall, leaving eastern coastal provinces to halt transport and construction in advance. Thursday's Shaanxi floods, Friday's Beijing deluge, and the approaching typhoon have triggered disaster responses across three distinct Chinese regions within a 72-hour window.
