Typhoon Gaemi made landfall in northern Taiwan on Thursday, causing floods, sinking a cargo offshore, and killing two people. It then crossed the sea into China, where it is predicted to pour additional heavy rain.
Around midnight, Gaemi made ashore in Yilan County on Taiwan's northeastern coast. The Central Weather Administration said that it is the biggest typhoon to hit the island in eight years and that it reached gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph) before beginning to diminish.
Gaemi was in the Taiwan Strait and traveling toward Fuzhou in the Fujian province of China as of 12:15 p.m. local time.
About 500,000 Taiwanese homes lost power due to the typhoon, but the majority have now recovered, according to utility Taipower.
The storm is predicted to deliver further rain to Taiwan, closing businesses and educational institutions in addition to the financial markets for a second day on Thursday.
All domestic flights and 195 foreign flights are cancelled for the day, and trains will be suspended until 3 pm. According to the transport ministry, the high-speed train that connects north and south of Taiwan will reopen at 2:00 pm.
The storm caused 266 injuries and 2 fatalities, according to the authorities. Television stations in Taiwan displayed images of flooded streets in many counties and cities around the island.
Later on Thursday, according to Chinese weather forecasts, Gaemi is expected to cross through Fujian province and move inland, progressively intensifying her northward movement. However, as it moves north, weather experts anticipate significant rain in several locations.
In the coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, officials have issued cautions and warnings.
Authorities in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, closed passenger waterway routes for up to three days as gale force winds increased.
The VariFlight app indicates that the majority of flights were canceled at airports in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, and Quanzhou, Fujian.
CCTV reports that Guangzhou rail authorities have halted certain trains that travel through typhoon-affected districts.
In the meantime, summer storms centered around a different weather system are dumping a lot of rain on north China. Chinese state media said that late on Wednesday night, officials in the capital Beijing upgraded the situation and issued a red alert for heavy rain that is anticipated to last through most of Thursday.
According to Beijing Daily, emergency procedures have already been triggered in certain places that have already seen significant rain. At the Beijing West Railway Station, some train services were also halted, according to official media.
By ten in the morning, the Beijing Fangshan District Meteorological Observatory anticipates that. Local time will see more than 150 mm (6 inches) of rain in certain sections of the city in six hours, and more than 200 mm (8 inches) in some other places in a 24-hour period, according to state television.
