Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert. China's east coast has been preparing for the storm's arrival in recent days, with work and transport services suspended in some areas along its predicted path. Typhoon Dolphin was expected to weaken after making landfall while moving in a northwesterly direction over eastern China. Typhoon Dolphin's arrival in China comes two weeks after Typhoon Noul lashed southern Guangdong province, declared by authorities at the time as the strongest storm to hit China this year. Three people were killed and hundreds of homes were damaged by Typhoon Noul in the Philippines before it reached China.