Two people suffered injuries after a light airplane crashed shortly after take-off from an airfield in Pingtung County yesterday, Monday, December 9. Pingtung County Fire Department said they received reports that a light aircraft had crashed near an airfield in Gaoshu Township at 10:55 am. Six vehicles and 13 personnel were dispatched to deal with the incident. Firefighters found two people trapped in the wreckage of the aircraft. Both occupants were conscious. A 54-year-old female passenger suffered a head laceration

A woman was the first of several bystanders to step in and restrain a man, after he smashed a jewelry store window with a hammer, and began stuffing gold jewelry into a bag during a brazen daylight robbery in Taitung City, Monday. Surveillance camera footage of the incident showed a suspect smashing the display window of a jewelry store at the intersection of Zhonghua Road and Datong Road at around 9:45 am. As the man stuffed gold jewelry into a

Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration predicts that areas of northern and eastern Taiwan will experience extremely heavy rain from tonight, Wednesday, until Friday, November 1, as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches on a trajectory to make landfall on the east coast around midday tomorrow, Thursday. The CWA issued a land and maritime alert for Typhoon Kong-rey at 5:30 am. The initial land warning covers Taitung County and the Hengchun Peninsula, and is expected to expand in subsequent alerts as the storm gets closer

Nine electric buses were destroyed by a fire in a parking lot in Taichung City in the early hours of this morning, Monday, October 21. The Taichung City Fire Department received reports of buses on fire at a parking lot on Jinghe Street in Beitun District at around 2:00 am. A total of 21 fire trucks and 46 personnel were dispatched to battle the blaze. Firefighters said the fire was fierce due to lithium ion batteries. The fire was brought

A US Navy guided missile destroyer and a Canadian Navy frigate passed through the Taiwan Strait on a routine mission yesterday, Sunday, October 20, six days after a Chinese military drill which simulated a blockade of Taiwan. According to a press release by the US 7th Fleet, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Higgens (DDG 76) and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit “through waters where high-seas freedom of navigation

Chinese military forces have surrounded Taiwan in what the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is calling a military drill intended as a warning against “separatist acts of ‘Taiwan Independence’ forces”. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) condemned the exercises as “irrational and provocative.” China’s PLA said that the drills, dubbed “Joint Sword-2024B,” are taking place in the Taiwan Strait, and in areas north, south, and east of Taiwan Island. PLA spokesman, Captain Li Xi, said that the drills are focused on

Typhoon Krathon dissipated after striking the southwestern coast of Taiwan yesterday, but the northern end of the island continued to be inundated with rain, as northeast monsoonal winds combined with the remnant low pressure system. Keelung City and mountain areas in New Taipei City experienced flooding and landslides, blocking some roads and railway lines yesterday and this morning, Friday, October 4. Accumulated rainfall in Keelung City yesterday reached 408 millimeters, breaking a historical record for daily rainfall in the locality,

Thousands of residents have already reported power outages, and there are reports of fallen trees, traffic lights, and power lines, with Kaohsiung City bearing the brunt of Typhoon Krathon, as the eye of the storm approaches the coast of southwestern Taiwan this morning, Thursday, October 3. National power supplier Taipower said that 109,588 households across the country have experienced power outages since yesterday. Around 82% have already been repaired as emergency crews have been dispatched to immediately respond to reports.

Typhoon Krathon weakened slightly overnight, and forecasts have revised time of landfall in southwestern Taiwan to late tonight, Wednesday, or early tomorrow, Thursday. As of 9:00 am, Krathon was located 160 kilometers southwest of Kaohsiung City, moving north-northeast at 10 kilometers per hour. Typhoon Krathon weakened from a severe to a moderate typhoon as it hovered southwest of the port city of Kaohsiung, sucking in a stream of cool, dry air flowing southward over the Taiwan Strait, While the reduction

A bulk carrier ran aground on Orchid Island, off the east coast of Taiwan, this afternoon, and authorities are concerned of a possible oil spill as Super Typhoon Krathon bears down on the area. Keelung Coast Radio received a distress call from the crew of the 43,500-ton, Barbados-flagged vessel, Blue Lagoon, at 4:28 am, Monday. The crew reported that the ship was taking on water, the engine room was flooded, and the ship was beginning to list. Taiwan’s National Airborne

A police officer was dragged to his death after attempting to stop a suspect from driving away from a vehicle inspection in Tucheng District, New Taipei City, last night, September 30. According to reports, Liu Tsong-Hsin, Chief of the Qingshui Police Station, was on a routine patrol when he noticed an illegally parked vehicle on Jincheng Road at around 11:00 pm. Liu approached the car, which was driven by a 30-year-old woman named Chen. Chen was known to police, having