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China, Taiwan, Philippines - Tropical Cyclone GAEMI, update (ECHO 27 Jul 2024)
Pubdate: 7/26/2024 10:35:00 AM

Tropical cyclone GAEMI made landfall on 25 July in the mid-morning (UTC) over the eastern coast of Fujian province as a tropical storm and is expected to move north-west over the province and dissipate over the Jiangxi province on 27 July.
According to the media, in China, more than 240,000 people were temporarily evacuated in the province of Fujian and more than 5,000 rescuers were deployed in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian and Ningde, and Pingtan County. In Taiwan, three people died following its passage on 24 July.
In the Philippines, more than 1,3 million people have been affected (in combination with the southwest monsoon) and over 800 000 have been displaced.
On 26-27 July, moderate to very heavy rainfall is expected to most of south-eastern China, the whole of Taiwan, southern Ryukyu islands (southern Japan) and most of the Philippines (particularly the northern regions).

(7/26/2024 10:37:07 AM - 7/27/2024 9:30:07 AM)

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