At least eight people were killed and several others remain missing in the Philippines following severe flooding caused by Typhoon Gaemi and a monsoon pattern. The slow-moving cyclone, formerly known as Typhoon Carina, triggered widespread flooding in provinces of the Philippines, affecting over 800,000 people and necessitating the establishment of hundreds of shelters.

Although Typhoon Gaemi did not make landfall in the Southeast Asian nation, its close proximity delivered a glancing blow. After passing the Philippines, the system rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 equivalent hurricane. Gaemi performed a loop off the coast of Taiwan before making landfall near Nan'ao on the northeast coast. Taiwan's Central Weather Administration reported heavy rainfall, with more expected in the forecast.

As a result, schools and government offices were shut down across the island, and part of a military exercise had to be canceled due to the adverse weather conditions. The impacts of the extreme weather have claimed the lives of at least a dozen people in both the Philippines and Taiwan.

Gaemi is expected to maintain its typhoon status as it approaches eastern China. Thousands of residents in low-lying areas have been relocated as a precautionary measure, and forecast models predict torrential rains impacting the same provinces affected by recent deadly flooding. Rainfall totals could approach two feet along the eastern coast between Shenzhen and Shanghai by the end of the month.

The current tropical cyclone season in the western Pacific has been unusually inactive. Gaemi is only the second typhoon to form this year, following Typhoon Aghon, which developed on May 12 and marked the fifth-slowest start to a year on record. In an average season, 26 storms typically form, with 16 intensifying into typhoons. However, these numbers have not been reached since 2019, and the basin's first cyclone has occurred as late as June 8 in the past.