Typhoon Dolphin topples trees in Hangzhou(1/3)

Workers prune the canopy of a tree in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on Aug. 9, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, made landfall along the Zhejiang coast on Sunday, causing some roadside trees around West Lake to break or fall.

A tree branch breaks off in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on Aug. 9, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

A roadside tree falls near West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on Aug. 9, 2026, while workers cordon off the area around its roots. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)