Search and rescue operations are underway in southeastern China's Fujian Province as Typhoon Doksuri has left parts of the coastal province severely affected.

Affected by Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year, Fujian's capital city of Fuzhou has experienced continuous heavy rainfall since Friday.

Several meteorological observation stations in the city have recorded the highest daily precipitation in history, leading to waterlogging in some areas.

Public transportation, including buses and subways in Fuzhou, was temporarily suspended on Saturday morning after the city initiated a Level-I emergency response for rainstorms triggered by Typhoon Doksuri.

More than 416,000 people in Fujian had been evacuated to safe places by Friday morning, and another 30,000-plus personnel, including those involved in mariculture, had gone ashore.

Over 800 ships of various types had returned to ports. A total of 463 tourist sites, 11,624 construction sites, and 202 port terminals had been closed, while all 89 passenger ferry routes had been suspended.

The typhoon also caused power cuts in parts of Fujian and workers are racing against time to restore power.

By 2:00 pm last Friday, Doksuri has affected over 724,600 people and 262.3 hectares of farmland in Fujian. The direct economic losses amounted to 52.27 million yuan (7.3 million U.S. dollars).

At around 10:00 pm last Friday, the typhoon moved to Lichuan County in neighbouring Jiangxi Province, where it gradually weakened into a tropical storm. It moved out of Jiangxi at around 8:00 am on Saturday.

STORY: Rescue efforts underway in E China after typhoon Doksuri
DATELINE: July 29, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:58
LOCATION: FUZHOU, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the rescue efforts in China's Fujian after typhoon Doksuri
 
STORYLINE:
 
Search and rescue operations are underway in east China's Fujian Province as Typhoon Doksuri has left parts of the coastal province severely affected.
 
Affected by Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year, Fujian's capital city of Fuzhou has experienced continuous heavy rainfall since Friday.
 
Several meteorological observation stations in the city have recorded the highest daily precipitation in history, leading to waterlogging in some areas.
 
Public transportation, including buses and subways in Fuzhou, was temporarily suspended on Saturday morning after the city initiated a Level-I emergency response for rainstorms triggered by Typhoon Doksuri.
 
More than 416,000 people in Fujian had been evacuated to safe places by Friday morning, and another 30,000-plus personnel, including those involved in mariculture, had gone ashore.
 
Over 800 ships of various types had returned to ports. A total of 463 tourist sites, 11,624 construction sites, and 202 port terminals had been closed, while all 89 passenger ferry routes had been suspended.
 
The typhoon also caused power cuts in parts of Fujian and workers are racing against time to restore power.
 
By 2 p.m. Friday, Doksuri has affected over 724,600 people and 262.3 hectares of farmland in Fujian. The direct economic losses amounted to 52.27 million yuan (7.3 million U.S. dollars).
 
At around 10:00 p.m. on Friday, the typhoon moved to Lichuan County in neighboring Jiangxi Province, where it gradually weakened into a tropical storm. It moved out of Jiangxi at around 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuzhou, China.
(XHTV)