Overview

• Danas made landfall late on July 6 in Chiayi County, marking the first recorded hit on Taiwan’s southwest coast.
• The storm delivered maximum gusts of 222 km/h, uprooting over 700 trees and street signs across western Taiwan.
• Two fatalities occurred—a driver struck by a fallen tree and a patient whose respirator failed—and more than 330 people were injured.
• Over 3,400 residents were evacuated from high-risk areas around Kaohsiung as schools and businesses in central and southern regions remained closed.
• After weakening across Taiwan, Danas is traversing the Taiwan Strait and is forecast to reach eastern China later this week.