It had previously forecast that the storm would make landfall on the southeast coast, move across the nation and proceed to China. Bureau forecaster Huang Treng-shi (黃椿喜) said the storm’s skirt had reached the Bashi Channel, threatening Hualien and Taitung counties. Chances that Danas would move along the east coast of Taiwan toward the north are higher, it added. Mandarin Airlines has canceled its flights between Songshan and Taitung as well as between Kaohsiung and Hualien. Taitung County said schools and offices on Green Island (綠島) and Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) would be closed starting at 6pm.

Source: Taipei Times July 17, 2019 15:56 UTC