More than a million people have been evacuated from their homes in eastern China including Shanghai, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on Sunday evening.
It packed maximum wind speeds of 150km/h (94mph) when it first slammed into Yuhuan in the Zhejiang province at 17:30 (09:30 GMT) before making a second landfall in the city of Wenzhou about an hour later, meteorological authorities said.
The typhoon halted transportation across the region – 1,400 flights were cancelled in Shanghai alone.
Chinese authorities had earlier issued their highest-level red alert on Dolphin, but by Monday morning they downgraded it to a tropical storm.
The storm is continuing to move further inland, and authorities are still warning of torrential rains, severe flooding and the risk of landslides through to Wednesday.
Heavy rain was forecast on Monday for the provinces of Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the city of Shanghai.
Local governments have urged people to avoid outdoor activities, while several top tourist attractions remain closed, including parts of Disneyland and Legoland, and several viewing platforms along the Bund in Shanghai.
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