Rescue, recovery efforts underway in China's Hubei following Typhoon Dolphin
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Rescue workers inspect power facilities for potential hazards in Nanwang Village of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City of central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 12, 2026. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, have swept vast regions in eastern and central China. Local authorities are exerting all efforts to eradicate potential risks and put people's life back to normal. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Rescue workers conduct operations using motorized boats in Nanwang Village of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City of central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 12, 2026. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, have swept vast regions in eastern and central China. Local authorities are exerting all efforts to eradicate potential risks and put people's life back to normal. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Rescue workers conduct operations using a motorized boat in Nanwang Village of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City of central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 12, 2026. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, have swept vast regions in eastern and central China. Local authorities are exerting all efforts to eradicate potential risks and put people's life back to normal. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 12, 2026 shows a view of Nanwang Village of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City of central China's Hubei Province. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, have swept vast regions in eastern and central China. Local authorities are exerting all efforts to eradicate potential risks and put people's life back to normal. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 12, 2026 shows a view of Nanwang Village of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City of central China's Hubei Province. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, have swept vast regions in eastern and central China. Local authorities are exerting all efforts to eradicate potential risks and put people's life back to normal. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A child has dinner at a temporary shelter in Nanwang Village of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City of central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 12, 2026. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, have swept vast regions in eastern and central China. Local authorities are exerting all efforts to eradicate potential risks and put people's life back to normal. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A maintenance worker operates an engineering machine to remove collapsed rocks from the section of the G241 national highway in Baokang County of Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 12, 2026. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, have swept vast regions in eastern and central China. Local authorities are exerting all efforts to eradicate potential risks and put people's life back to normal. (Photo by Yang Dong/Xinhua)

Rescue workers install pumping equipment to remove water and mitigate flooding risks in Siping Town, Baokang County of Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 12, 2026. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, have swept vast regions in eastern and central China. Local authorities are exerting all efforts to eradicate potential risks and put people's life back to normal. (Photo by Yang Dong/Xinhua)

A maintenance worker operates an engineering machine to remove collapsed rocks from the section of the G241 national highway in Baokang County of Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 12, 2026. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, have swept vast regions in eastern and central China. Local authorities are exerting all efforts to eradicate potential risks and put people's life back to normal. (Photo by Yang Dong/Xinhua)

Staff members remove collapsed rocks from the section of the G241 national highway in Baokang County of Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 12, 2026. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, have swept vast regions in eastern and central China. Local authorities are exerting all efforts to eradicate potential risks and put people's life back to normal. (Photo by Yang Dong/Xinhua)