The Chinese authorities suspended aviation and railway communication in the affected areas. The typhoon attacked east China at a speed of 234 km / h. In the epicenter of the hurricane was the island of Taiwan, located in the coastal zone of the counties of Fongjian, Xiapu, Jiangxi. There was previously declared a "red" level of danger. About 500 thousand people were evacuated. At sea, the height of the waves reaches several meters, 25,000 ships took refuge in ports, tourist facilities were closed, schools in Taiwan closed.

Previously, Maria walked on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The amount of precipitation deposited on the island could be measured not by centimeters, but by meters, as in Okayama prefecture - 310 mm was enough to fill the houses up to the second floor. People from the roofs of houses called for help. In the prefecture of Hiroshima, the railway bridge was demolished. The rivers came out of the coast. Floods and landslides started. The factories of Mazda and Mitsubishi concern located in Okinawa were forced to stop production lines for several days. Mazda has risen because of the delay in the delivery of parts. The warehouses of suppliers in the disaster area were flooded. Mitsubishi employees could not reach workplaces on flooded streets. The population of the city of Miyakojima (55 thousand people) was evacuated.

The saddest thing in all this is the human sacrifice. But people drowned or were buried by descending landslides. It is known about 180 deaths, and their number is growing. The search for the missing (several dozen of them) continues. Stop working shops. People at 35-degree heat were left without water and electricity. Many houses are destroyed by a hurricane wind.

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was forced to cancel the planned trips to Europe and Africa.

Before the territory of Russia typhoon Maria will come in a weakened form. But downpours and strong wind to the inhabitants of Primorye, especially in areas bordering China, are guaranteed. The last such hurricane was 7 years ago. And 60 years ago, the super-typhoon from the Pacific coast came as far as Lake Baikal, causing floods and destruction. Meteorologists assure that Maria will not complicate the life of the inhabitants of Transbaikalia.