Taiwan shuts down schools and offices as Typhoon Doksuri scrapes the island’s coast

By HUIZHONG WU
Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Two of Taiwan’s largest cities have shut down schools and offices Thursday as Typhoon Doksuri brought heavy rains and winds to the island’s eastern and southern coast. Doksuri weakened further on Thursday, with sustained winds of 96 mph and gusts of up to 118 mph, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau. The typhoon’s center will not hit Taiwan’s mainland, but its outlying bands will still bring strong winds and rains. The storm will travel through the Taiwan Strait during the day Thursday and make landfall in China’s Fujian province on Friday.