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Typhoon Dolphin grounds 40% of flights in Shanghai amid severe flooding

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Typhoon Dolphin has caused significant disruption in Shanghai, leading to the grounding of 40% of flights across Pudong and Hongqiao airports. Heavy rainfall has resulted in widespread flooding, with some areas experiencing up to 30cm of accumulated water. Multiple metro lines have been completely halted, and train services are recovering slowly. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a significant weather event impacting a major city with widespread transportation and infrastructure disruption. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Typhoon Dolphin grounds 40% of flights in Shanghai amid severe flooding

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Phoebe Zhang ·

    40% of flights grounded in Shanghai as long-lived Typhoon Dolphin moves north

    Shanghai airports cancelled nearly 40 per cent of all flights on Monday as heavy rain continued after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday evening and continued to move north. According to a notice from the Shanghai government on Monday morning, there were 642…

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