According to the National Meteorological Center, Doksuri should gradually weaken as it moves northwest; however, it will first pound the southern coastal regions and Taiwan with heavy rainfall and strong winds.

The country’s meteorological authorities issued an advisory to suspend gatherings and hazardous outdoor operations.

Likewise, it suggested the timely relocation of people living in vulnerable situations and urged to take precautions against possible geological disasters.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transport activated a level one typhoon response, the highest of its kind, and temporarily closed highways in Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian province.

China has a four-level weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

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