Typhoon Dolphin battered China’s east coast with torrential rain, flooding and strong winds after making landfall in Zhejiang. Thousands of residents were evacuated from vulnerable areas as authorities warned of further heavy rainfall, landslides and flooding across several provinces. (PICS/ AFP)

Heavy rain drenched parts of the national capital on Thursday morning, prompting the weather office to issue an orange alert forecasting moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms through the day. (Pics/PTI)