Update: 26.07.2023
New reports about the impact of typhoon Doksuri reveal it hit the coastline of the northern Philippines with very strong winds and heavy rainfall. According to a Reuters report, the typhoon is expected to gain strength as it moves towards Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.
China Daily revealed that the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters in China raised the emergency response to Level 3 and deployed assistance to the provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi.
Kuehne+Nagel sources updated the situation at Chinese ports in an advisory today. While all services are currently maintained as normal in most ports, the Xiamen area issued a yellow warning, and container terminal services were suspended as of 14:00 today.
Local media anticipate the typhoon will hit the northeastern part of the South China Sea between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning before it moves to the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong provinces on Friday morning.
Original article: 25.07.2023
Tropical cyclone Doksuri formed near the Philipines on 21 July and has grown more severe since then. The latest information from the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) shows that the agency issued a red alert for the cyclone and warned that it can "have a high humanitarian impact."
Doksuri is forecasted to continue northwestward, towards China and Taiwan. It is expected that ports on the South and East China Seas will experience heavy weather conditions in the next few days, including strong winds and heavy rainfall. The cyclone's wind speed could reach a maximum of 230 km/h on 25 July.
A report by Reuters claims Doksuri could be the most powerful typhoon to land in China so far this year. Authorities in the Philippines have started evacuating some coastal areas in the storm's path and have already increased storm warning levels in the capital city and dozens of northern provinces, says Reuters.
In the meantime, the Chinese news outlet China Daily reported today that China's national observatory issued a yellow alert for Doksuri, saying it will enter the northeast part of the South China Sea on Thursday, 27 July, and then move toward the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong.
