Cycloon Doksuri teistert Taiwan, Filipijnen en China

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Storm Doksuri becomes a super typhoon as it moves toward the Philippines

A powerful storm sweeping across the Pacific Ocean in the direction of the Philippines has intensified into a super typhoon, with forecasters warning it could hit the northern part of the country before hitting mainland China later this week.

Super typhoon Doksuri is packing winds of around 150 mph (240 kph) and is the equivalent of a category 4 Atlantic Hurricane.

The storm is moving north-northwest at 9 mph (15 kph) and is expected to pass over, or close to the Philippines’ Babuyan Islands within the next 24 hours, according to the country’s weather bureau.

Along with the heavy winds, significant rainfall is also expected, especially across the Babuyan Islands and northern Luzon, the Philippines’ largest and most populous island. “Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are highly likely,” the bureau warned.

The threat for high storm surge is also expected, with maximum surge heights potentially exceeding 10 foot, the bureau added.

Doksuri, also known as Egay in the Philippines, is projected to continue northwest, passing close to the eastern side of Taiwan, where heavy rainfall is expected, and Hong Kong, before making landfall in southern China later this week.

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China’s National Meteorological Center projects Doksuri will hit coastal regions in the eastern provinces of Fujian and Guangdong on Friday morning. Fujian province has upgraded its typhoon emergency warning to the third-highest level on Tuesday, and has asked fishing boats to return to port as soon as possible.

NINGBO, CHINA - JULY 25: Rescuers use a rubber boat to evacuate trapped people from a flooded street on July 25, 2021 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province of China. Typhoon In-Fa made landfall in east China's Zhejiang Province at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, bringing heavy downpours and strong winds. (Photo by Chen Zhongqiu/VCG via Getty Images)
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But the typhoon’s exact path is still uncertain, with the Hong Kong Observatory saying over the weekend there were several possible routes it could go.

The observatory said the typhoon’s final trajectory will be guided by a variety of factors, such as subtropical ridges that bring high atmospheric pressure, or monsoon troughs that bring low pressure.

Communities in the typhoon’s path are now bracing for impact, with Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. suspending all public school classes and closing government offices in the capital region on Monday, except for those performing critical services. The suspension was also in part due to a 3-day strike by transport workers.

The Philippine also urged people living in “highly susceptible” areas to follow evacuation orders and other instructions from local officials.

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China: Doksuri flooding in Beijing leaves several dead

At least 20 people are dead and several missing as heavy rain brought on by the leftovers of typhoon Doksuri continues to inundate northern China. Meteorologists say another storm is on the way.

Torrential rain continued on Tuesday in Beijing, as storm Doksuri dumped the average rainfall for the entire month of July on the city within 40 hours.

At least 11 people have died in the Beijing area, with another 13 missing, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday. Two victims were workers "killed on duty during rescue and relief." The number of missing was revised after 14 people were found safe.

In neighboring Hebei province, nine people were killed and six were missing, CCTV reported.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for "every effort" to rescue people lost or trapped, and for authorities to restore conditions back to normal as soon as possible.

In the neighboring Hebei province, precipitation from Saturday to Monday at one local weather station was more than what is usually measured in over six months, with rainfall amounting to 1,003 mm (39.4 inches).

Rivers and streams in the capital and surrounding region have swollen to dangerous levels. The rising water has forced authorities to use a flood control reservoir for the first time since it was built over two decades ago.

Some 150,000 households in Beijing's hard-hit western Mentougou district had no running water, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. The city has dispatched 45 water tankers to offer emergency supplies.

"This morning it was crazy, the water overflowed the Mentougou river and the whole avenue was flooded," Guo Zhenyu, a 49-year-old Mentougou resident, told the AFP news agency. Another Beijing resident, Qin Quan, told AFP, "I'm old but I've never seen flooding like this before in my life."

Roads closed, trains stranded, residents evacuated
Authorities in Beijing have sealed off over 100 mountain roads and evacuated 52,000 people from their homes in Beijing. Many train and subway stations are closed

The Chinese government deployed four military helicopters with 26 personnel on Tuesday to deliver supplies to stranded train passengers in Beijing, according to state media.

Local media reported chaotic scenes of high-speed trains stranded for as long as 30 hours without access to food or drinking water.

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Op donderdag 3 augustus 2023 23:42 schreef George_of_the_Jungle het volgende:
500mm in 24uur op plekken, dat is 500 liter per vierkante meter. Hoeveel liter water valt er eigenlijk uit zo'n cycloon? Dat zal toch al snel honderden miljoenen tonnen aan water zijn of niet?