Doksuri to Gain Super Typhoon Strength as It Hurls Towards China

Doksuri to Gain Super Typhoon Strength as It Hurls Towards China
People watch big waves at a sea shore as Typhoon Talim approaches in Boao, in China's southern Hainan province, on July 17, 2023. CNS/AFP via Getty Images
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BEIJING—Doksuri, a tropical storm building over the sea to the east of the Philippines, is set to become a super typhoon as it hurls towards the coast of southern China, potentially making initial landfall in Taiwan.

The maximum wind speed near Doksuri’s eye could reach super typhoon levels of 58 meters per second, or 209 kilometers per hour, as the storm approaches the southern coast of Taiwan, according to the China Meteorological Administration on Monday.