Severe storms are pounding East and Southeast Asia, with Typhoon Dolphin forcing the evacuation of more than 1.5 million people across eastern China while an enhanced monsoon and tropical cyclones have affected over 380,000 people in the Philippines, according to local media reports.

The same weather systems drove temperatures in Hong Kong to their highest level since records began in 1884, underscoring the wide-ranging toll of the season's storms across the region.

Philippines

The effects of enhanced southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones were felt by over 380,000 residents across eight regions in the Philippines, state media reported on Sunday.

At least 382,000 people or 110,000 families in eight regions have been affected by the combined effects of the recent enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay, the Philippine News Agency reported, citing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

The death toll remained at six, while another seven were injured.

The weather disturbances also damaged 148 houses, including 138 partially and 10 completely destroyed.

Two of the fatalities were caused by a landslide triggered by heavy rain, two by a rockslide, and the remaining two by drowning and electrocution, according to official reports.

According to the council, 86 evacuation centers have been activated, sheltering 2,200 families or 7,300 persons. Another 1,132 families, or 3,700 persons, are staying outside evacuation centers.

China

More than 1.5 million people have been evacuated across eastern China as Typhoon Dolphin battered the region with torrential rains and powerful winds, disrupting flights, railways, and maritime transport, local media reported Monday.

Some 900,000 residents were relocated in Wenzhou, while about 390,000 were evacuated in Taizhou in eastern Zhejiang province earlier. More than 215,000 others were moved from vulnerable areas in Shanghai, according to China Daily on Monday.

Over 1,000 flights were canceled in Shanghai alone on Monday, as the storm disrupted operations at Pudong International and Hongqiao airports.

Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year and the strongest to hit China this year, initially packed maximum winds of around 150 kilometers (93 miles) per hour when it made landfall in Yuhuan, Zhejiang. It made a second landfall in Wenzhou about an hour later before weakening into a tropical storm.

Heavy rainfall continued across eastern China on Monday, with authorities warning of flooding and landslides as the system moved northward. Parts of Zhejiang could receive between 250 and 500 millimeters (around 10-20 inches) of rainfall in the coming days.

Shanghai suspended four metro routes, restricted services on several others, and closed the Donghai Bridge and dozens of flooded underpasses. In Taizhou, 3,815 fishing vessels took shelter, while all 18 passenger ferry routes were suspended.

Authorities have reported no deaths, though a 9-year-old boy was reported missing in Zhejiang after being swept into the sea.

Hong Kong records hottest day since records began in 1884

Meanwhile, the same storm system pushed Hong Kong to its hottest day since meteorological records began in 1884, with the temperature reaching 36.9C (98.4F) by 3.30 pm local time (0730GMT) on Sunday, Beijing-based Xinhua News reported, citing the Hong Kong Observatory.

The observatory attributed the extreme heat to subsiding air on the periphery of Typhoon Dolphin.

The hot weather is expected to persist for the next couple of days, with temperatures potentially exceeding 37C (98.6F) in some areas.