National Security & Defense

The weather bureau said that later revisions of the storm’s route were likely, and Danas could actually take a path still further away from Taiwan’s main island and barrel toward the Korean peninsula, the Central News Agency reported.

On Tuesday (July 16), initial reports had predicted Danas would make landfall in Taitung County and cross the island to emerge in the Taiwan Strait near Hsinchu before heading toward Shanghai.

Even with the latest changes, Taiwan still needed to prepare for large amounts of rain and strong winds, with landslides, falling rocks and flooding in lower areas still posing risks to residents, reports said. Members of the public were advised against staying close to the coastline to watch the waves, and against traveling in the mountains during the storm.

The worst weather was expected to hit Taiwan Thursday (July 18) and early Friday (July 19).