Typhoon tracker live: latest updates as china an taiwan on high alert

Twin typhoons Lekima and Krosa pushed their way across the Western Pacific Ocean. China and Taiwan were on red alert as the strongest storm seen in five years appeared set to wreak havoc.

Typhoon Lekima at one point was packing winds of around 150 mph as it churns towards eastern China. As the two typhoons are so close together it was impossible to forecast their exact path

which is why China and Taiwan are currently on high alert. TYPHOON LEKIMA LATEST Typhoon Lekima was the biggest and most dangerous of the storms in the region. It has now made landfall in

China near Shitangzhen, in the province of Zhekjiang around 1am local time on Saturday (6pm BST on Friday).  The storm strengthened to a typhoon on Wednesday, growing into a super typhoon on

Thursday with maximum sustained winds of 150mph. At that intensity Lekima was equivalent to a Category 4 major hurricane in the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific tropical basins. At the

time it came ashore, the dangerous winds made the typhoon equivalent to a category 3 hurricane in the North Atlantic and East Pacific Ocean Basins. In anticipation of landfall from Typhoon

Lekima, the Chinese weather bureau issued a red alert on Friday morning, warning residents of the threat for strong winds, heavy rainfall and coastal impacts. The country has a four-stage

color-coded warning system, with red representing the most severe weather. However, now the typhoon has completely dissipated. TYPHOON KROSA LATEST Typhoon Krosa meanwhile is still currently

active in the area. Accuweather reported: “As Krosa moved northwest on Thursday, it moved into an area of warm waters and low wind shear, allowing it to strengthen rapidly. “As of Thursday

evening, local time, Krosa reached its peak strength and was equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane in the Eastern Pacific and North Atlantic Ocean basins.” Maximum sustained winds are

currently at at 58 mph (50 knots) according to the latest from the JTWC latest report at 1am local time on Wednesday (5pm BST Tuesday). Typhoon Krosa is currently located at latitude 28.7

north, longitude 133.2 east. This is approximately 341 nautimal miles south of Iwakuni in Japan. It has generally tracked west northwestward over the past six hours. The maximum significant

wave height has reached 21 feet. STORM IMPACTS The powerful storm has led to 300 flights being cancelled and seen 40,000 Taiwan homes have their power cut. Taiwanese authorities have ordered

schools and markets to close, with a landslide warnings being issued after a magnitude 6 struck the region on Thursday, hours before the typhoon approached.