Overview

• Danas veered unusually west to strike Chiayi County on July 6, becoming the first typhoon to hit Taiwan’s west coast at typhoon strength on record.
• The storm produced destructive gusts up to 222 km/h and dropped over 60 cm of rain, causing flash floods and landslides across western Taiwan.
• Two people died and more than 330 were injured as authorities evacuated over 3,400 residents and cut power to more than half a million homes.
• Transport networks were disrupted with over 300 flight cancellations, scaled-back high-speed rail services, and closures of schools and businesses.
• After weakening over the Taiwan Strait, Danas is forecast to make landfall in eastern China later this week as coastal regions prepare emergency measures.