Typhoon hits China after causing deaths and injuries in Taiwan and Philippines

We're going to leave our live coverage of Typhoon Gaemi there — for now — but we'll be back with any significant updates.

The storm arrived in southern China a little earlier, having left both Taiwan and the Philippines to deal with the fallout of heavy rainfall, flooding and mudslides — which in some cases had fatal consequences. So far, 21 people are known to have died in the Philippines and three in Taiwan with hundreds more injured.

It's too soon to say what effects the storm will have on the latest country it has hit, but with China activating its highest-level disaster warning, officials are clearly prepared.

You can catch up on the day's main events (so far) by reading our last post — it's a rundown of what you need to know. And if you want to stay in the loop, follow our main news story right here.

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Although it could be a few days before an impact is felt in northern China, what will be playing on many people’s minds is whether this will be another «Doksuri».

Last year, a super typhoon with this name caused huge disaster in the Chinese capital of Beijing, and neighbouring Hebei province. The rainfall in Beijing alone broke a 140-year-old record and at least 20 people died in the region.

It took months for the regions to recover from the extent of the damage.

Graphics issued by China’s Central Meteorological Observatory today indicate that Typhoon Gaemi may be charting a similar course, and that an impact could be felt around the capital by the weekend.

There are concerns as emergency alerts were issued yesterday for heavy rain in Beijing and Hebei, independent of the typhoon. Locals have been warned that the regions could see 30 hours of continuous heavy-to-torrential rain, resulting in flash floods, landslides and waterlogging.

So Gaemi could spell further disaster.

Taiwan is cleaning up after being left battered and bruised by the full force of Typhoon Gaemi.

The country's meteorological office says several areas of the island received more than 1000mm of rainfall between Wednesday night and Thursday lunchtime.