A couple in the Philippines braved floodwaters from Typhoon Doksuri on their wedding day
The typhoon slammed into China’s coastal Fujian province at around 10:00 a.m. local time, the National Meteorological Center said. More than 724,600 people were affected, while more than 416,000 in Fujian had already been evacuated, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. The winds around the time of landfall were approaching 175 kilometers per hour , according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
The torrential rain and strong winds brought down trees and power cuts affecting around 278,182 households, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency reported citing the Taiwan Power Co. Meanwhile, more than 200 domestic and international flights in Taiwan were delayed or canceled on Friday, according to the Civil Aeronautics Administration, CNA added. Earlier this week, Doksuri lashed through the Philippines’ most populous island of Luzon, with the north of the archipelago most heavily affected.
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