Typhoon Doksuri Heads for Philippines, Taiwan and Southern China
Typhoon Doksuri, packing winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit China later this week. It also threatens Taiwan.
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Typhoon Doksuri, packing winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit China later this week. It also threatens Taiwan.
Parts of the province recorded its heaviest rainfall since 1971. The flooding forced hundreds to evacuate, officials said.
More than 100 more people were feared to be trapped under debris, as torrential monsoon rainfall continued to pummel the country.
Average temperatures for the entire globe have been at their highest on record, scientists said.
Seven others were injured, and the monsoon rains that swept across the country were expected to intensify.
The lack of a comprehensive national rainfall database and current flood maps hampers the ability to prepare for storms intensified by climate change.
Unusually heavy rain on the mountainous island of Kyushu has killed at least six people and left three others missing.
The deluge hit the island of Kyushu with what one official called the “heaviest rain ever experienced” in the region.
The monsoon season has led to dozens of fatalities.
Around the United States, dangerous floods, heat and storms are happening more frequently.