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Philippines, Taiwan, China - Tropical cyclone DOKSURI, update (GDACS, JTWC, CMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 July 2023)

  • Typhoon DOKSURI passed very close to the southern coast of Taiwan on 27 July and is making landfall over the south-eastern coast of Fujian Province, China.

  • Doksuri is forecast to weaken into a tropical storm as it continues north-northwestward across Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces on 29 July before weakening to a tropical depression and dissipating late on 29 July.

  • The Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management has mobilised emergency forces of over 4,000 personnel and five helicopters to address the immediate needs. Three coastal cities in Fujian Province, China, shut schools, businesses and factories.

  • In the Philippines the passage of DOKSURI on 25-26 July, resulted in at least 13 fatalities, 20 missing people, 12 injured people, over 42,000 displaced people and more than 500,000 affected, though information is still being collected. Many homes have been destroyed, and raining and flooding continue in the Philippines.

  • On 28-29 July heavy to very heavy rain, strong winds, and storm surges are expected for southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, eastern Jiangxi, and southwestern Taiwan; these areas are all under a red warning for the typhoon.