Typhoon White Dolphin has been bringing strong wind and rain to multiple Zhejiang locations since the night of Aug 7. Conditions will further intensify on Aug 9; over Aug 9–10 Taizhou, Ningbo and nearby areas may see locally extremely heavy rainfall, with coastal gusts up to force 13–16. Authorities have urged precautions for the typhoon.

At 18:00 on Aug 8 the Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration issued a red-level mountain-flood meteorological warning for 23 contiguous counties in Zhejiang. At 20:00 the Ministry upgraded Zhejiang's flood-defense emergency response from Level IV to Level III under its flood-drought emergency response procedures, directing local water authorities to closely monitor rainfall and river conditions, strengthen monitoring/forecasting/warning, and conduct rolling joint analysis. The Ministry ordered enforcement of five evacuation responsibilities—who organizes, who moves, when to move, where to move, and no unauthorized returns—and prioritized evacuations and protection plans for water-linked tourist sites, eldercare institutions, resorts and farm stays, construction camps, and flood-prone roads. A Ministry working group has been dispatched to the typhoon, heavy-rain and flood defense frontline in Zhejiang to assist and advise local authorities.

俄罗斯国家杜马议员：中东正逐步摆脱西方控制，并成为更广泛的欧亚安全体系的一部分。