Overview

• Typhoon Danas made an uncommon west coast landfall on July 6 in Taiwan, bringing record gusts of up to 220 km/h in Yunlin County.
• The typhoon killed two people—one when a falling tree struck a vehicle, another after a respirator failed during a power outage—and injured more than 330.
• Power outages affected over 500,000 homes and authorities evacuated more than 3,400 people from mountainous and flood-prone areas.
• Transport was heavily disrupted as over 300 domestic and international flights were canceled and north-south high-speed rail services were scaled back.
• After weakening over the Taiwan Strait, Danas is forecast to reach eastern China later this week, prompting coastal provinces there to prepare.