The first tropical cyclone is expected to make landfall on July 21.
In the north-western province of Shaanxi, a highway bridge collapsed on July 19 amid torrential rain, killing at least 12.
Prapiroon, named after a Thai rain god, is expected to make landfall in China’s southernmost island province of Hainan on the night of July 21 as a strong tropical storm, the first tropical cyclone to hit China in 2024, national forecasters said. The maximum wind speed near its centre will be up to 30m per second when Prapiroon lands, said the National Meteorological Centre, predicting torrential rains in Hainan and along the coast of Guangdong, China’s most populous province.
Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said it expected Gaemi to be closest to the island on July 23 and 24, bringing heavy rain.
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