BEIJING, AUG 8 (AP): Authorities in eastern China shut schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin made its way towards land on Saturday. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometres per hour (101 mph). It will bring heavy rains, creating a risk of severe flooding as well as landslides. It’s expected to hit Zhejiang province and northern parts of neighbouring Fujian province late Sunday. Shanghai is also in the path of the storm.
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Recent floods in Assam as well as low lying areas in places like Dimapur and other states, send a reminder to all the north eastern states that they need better and coordinated preparedness. The floodplains of the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers, which...