Typhoon Danas crosses Taiwan, killing two, injuring more than 300 people

Typhoon Danas brought dense winds and torrential rains to parts of Taiwan connected aboriginal Monday (July 7, 2025), sidesplitting 2 radical and injuring much than 300 connected the island's densely populated westbound coast.

The typhoon mislaid strength and was downgraded to a tropical tempest arsenic it moved into the Taiwan Strait connected a forecast way to China. Danas knocked retired powerfulness for much than 5,80,000 households and schools and offices were closed crossed confederate and cardinal parts of Taiwan.

The typhoon made landfall connected the westbound seashore connected precocious Sunday (July 6, 2025) with maximum sustained winds of 144 kph (89 mph). It dumped much than 60 centimetres (24 inches) of rainfall successful places, causing landslides and flooding.

Two deaths were reported successful the southwestern metropolis of Tainan, according to the National Fire Agency. One idiosyncratic died erstwhile their conveyance was struck by a falling tree, portion different died aft his respirator malfunctioned owing to losing power.

At slightest 334 radical suffered injuries, portion much than 3,400 radical were forced to evacuate – mostly from mountainous areas astir the confederate larboard metropolis of Kaohsiung. Thousands of tourists were stranded connected Taiwan's outlying islands of Penghu, Matsu and Green owing to the cancellations of ferry services and flights.

Areas of confederate and eastbound China made preparations up of the storm, which is expected to scope the mainland Tuesday day (July 8, 2025). Authorities successful confederate Guangdong state called hundreds of vessels to larboard and evacuated much than 2,000 radical from offshore facilities. Two cities successful the eastbound Zhejiang state suspended ferry services and operation work.

Danas earlier intensified seasonal monsoon rains successful the Philippines' bluish mountains, flooding low-lying villages and forcing much than 3,000 radical to fly to exigency shelters.

Taiwan routinely sees tropical storms betwixt July and October, but they are much communal connected its sparsely populated eastbound seashore facing the Pacific.