Ministry of Water Resources mobilizes for Typhoon Dolphin flood defense
水利部部署台风“白海豚”暴雨洪水防御工作
China's Ministry of Water Resources held an emergency consultation on August 7 to assess Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, and coordinate flood prevention. The ministry warns the storm will bring intense rainfall and widespread flooding to eastern and northern river basins from August 8 to 16. Three work teams have been dispatched to Zhejiang, Fujian, and Shanghai, and a Level-IV emergency flood response remains active for eight provinces.
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The report frames the response as a systematic, proactive mobilization by the central state. The ministry's six-point work plan—covering monitoring, mountain torrent defense, reservoir safety, unified basin scheduling,…
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