Typhoon Dolphin forces over 1 million people to evacuate on China's eastern coast

Typhoon Dolphin forces evacuations on China's eastern coast About 1.6 million people faced evacuation orders and thousands of flights were canceled as Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern coast. August 10, 20264:40 AM ET Typhoon Dolphin forces over 300,000 people to evacuate on China's eastern coast About 1.6 million people faced evacuation orders and thousands of flights were canceled as Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern coast. Transcript LEILA FADEL, HOST: Typhoon Dolphin has landed in China. More than 1.6 million people evacuated from their homes. It made landfall on Sunday in the eastern province of Zhejiang, which is where we find NPR China correspondent Jennifer Pak.JENNIFER PAK, BYLINE: Typhoon Dolphin made a landing on the east coast of Yuhuan, where state broadcaster CCTV reporter Wang Li was standing. Well, barely.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)WANG LI: (Speaking Mandarin).PAK: "You can see how strong the wind and rain is," she says, with a rope visible on her waist. "I can hardly stay up, so I've attached this sandbag to my waist." Local authorities have suspended some train services and canceled over 2,600 flights as of Monday morning in multiple ci...