Typhoon hits China after ferry capsizes off Manila
Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in southern China on Friday (July 28), after sweeping past Taiwan and the Philippines, where it killed dozens of people. It's the second strongest typhoon to land in Fujian after deadly Typhoon Meranti in 2016.
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00:00 The Philippine Coast Guard is racing against time to save the passengers of a vessel that
00:06 capsized near Manila, killing at least 25 people.
00:10 The ferry overturned on Thursday when passengers, alarmed by strong winds from Typhoon Dok Suri,
00:17 rushed to one side of the boat.
00:19 Authorities said it is not clear how many people were on the ferry, but at least 40
00:24 people had been rescued.
00:27 Typhoon Dok Suri has since brushed past Taiwan before making landfall in southern China on
00:33 Friday morning.
00:34 Taiwan's Kinmen Island was battered by heavy rain and strong winds.
00:38 Trees were toppled and thousands of homes left without power.
00:42 Businesses and schools were shut amid warnings of landslides and floods.
00:47 More than 300 domestic and international flights were suspended, and railway services between
00:53 southern and eastern Taiwan were halted.
00:57 Ahead of Dok Suri's arrival, China's weather authorities issued the highest-level red alert,
01:03 warning the public to brace for heavy rains and gusts.
01:06 Southern Guangdong Province, which is along the coastline, prepared by tying boats to
01:11 bollards in fishing harbors and placing sandbags at railway stations.
01:16 Train services linking densely populated cities such as Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hangzhou were
01:22 also suspended.
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