China Faces Doksuri Floods

China has experienced flooding in the north due to the Doksuri typhoon, which weakened today, Sunday, with record rain expected in Beijing. Residents in the south are working to clear the aftermath of the typhoon, while another storm approaches off the coast. The Xinhua News Agency reported that the "National Meteorological Center has maintained a red warning, the highest level in the country, for rainstorms today." Local media indicated that "the capital is likely to see record rainfall while cities in Hebei province surrounding Beijing are submerged in water." A local television report mentioned that "209 weather stations in Hebei recorded heavy rainfall at varying levels." Official media stated that "Doksuri affected 1.46 million people in Fujian, with over 363,000 relocated, causing direct economic losses exceeding 3.1 billion yuan (approximately 430 million dollars) by Saturday evening." Weather experts warned about the approaching tropical storm Khanun, which is expected to rapidly strengthen into a typhoon and hit the populous Chinese coast in Zhejiang province this week, between Shanghai and Fujian. Doksuri is one of the strongest storms to hit China in years, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes in southern Fujian and causing destruction in coastal areas as it moved northward and inland. It swept through the Philippines and Taiwan before reaching China on Friday. Although authorities downgraded Doksuri from a typhoon to a storm today, the meteorological office maintained the red warning due to heavy rainfall across various regions, especially in northern areas like Hebei, Beijing, Shanxi, and Henan.