Taiwan lifts sea warning for Tropical Storm Danas, warns heavy rain

Taipei, July 7 (CNA) The Central Weather Administration (CWA) of Taiwan lifted its sea warning for Tropical Storm Danas at 5:30 p.m. Monday, after the storm moved further north, but kept a heavy rain alert in place for southern Taiwan.

The first named storm to make landfall in Taiwan during the 2025 Pacific typhoon season was located at 220 kilometers northeast of the Matsu Islands at 5 p.m., moving north-northwest. It was expected to turn west-southwest at a speed of 6 km per hour, CWA data showed.

The storm's speed is also forecast to pick up to 10 km per hour, the data indicated.

The sea warning, covering waters off northern Taiwan, was lifted as Danas continued to weaken after making landfall as a typhoon in Chiayi County late Sunday night.

However, the CWA still had a heavy rain advisory issued for Keelung, northern coastal districts in New Taipei, northern Taipei, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung at 4:15 p.m., warning of sudden downpours or localized heavy rain of 80 millimeters in 24 hours or 40 mm in one hour, until Monday night.

As of 2 p.m., the storm had caused two deaths, both in Tainan, and 502 injuries, many in southern Taiwan, while more than 407,000 households were without power, according to the Central Emergency Operation Center.