Typhoon Doksuri causes damage in China’s Fujian province

Schools and businesses closed, trees uprooted and power lines disrupted as storm blows in

Typhoon Doksuri swept into China’s south-eastern Fujian province on Friday, bringing heavy rain and violent gusts of wind that shook power lines, uprooted trees and forced factories and shopping centres to shut.The second strongest typhoon to land in Fujian after the deadly Typhoon Meranti in 2016 also forced the closure of schools and the evacuation of workers from offshore oil and gas fields, state media reported.   There were no immediate reports of injuries or fatalities.Doksuri’s wind speed was clocked at 85.1mph (137kmh) as of 1pm local time, according to China’s National Meteorological Center. Hourly rainfall in Xiamen, Quanzhou and Putian exceeded 50mm, the China Meterological Administration said.

Across China, several coastal cities, such as Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, had temporarily shut businesses, factories, and schools as of Friday afternoon, Xinhua added.The typhoon also caused power cuts in parts of Xiamen, according to the State Grid Xiamen Electric Power Supply Company, state media reported.It is estimated that Doksuri has caused direct economic losses amounting to 52.27 million yuan ($7.3 million), state media said, citing the impact the storm has had on farmland.