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China, Taiwan - Tropical Cyclone MEKKHALA update (GDACS, JTWC, CMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 11 August 2020)

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Tropical cyclone MEKKHALA made landfall over the Jiuzhen Town (far southern coastal area of the Fujian Province, China) around 10 August very late in the evening (UTC), as a typhoon, with maximum sustained winds up to 130 km/h. On 10 August at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located inland over the Zhangpu area (far southern Fujian), as a typhoon. MEKKHALA is forecast to continue moving northward inland over Fujian, eastern Jiangxi, eastern Anhui, and western Jiangsu Provinces on 11-12 August, weakening into a tropical depression.

Over the next 24 hours, heavy rainfall is forecast over the aforementioned Provinces. Very heavy rainfall is forecast over central-southern Taiwan. The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has issued a Level III emergency response for the storm.