Heavy rain brings landslides, flooding to parts of Taiwan

A college student is helped by guard after losing footing on flooded road

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment floods, landslide, Miaoli County, rockfall, Taichung City

Heavy rain brought by a frontal system pounded northern and central parts of Taiwan from late Wednesday (April 10) to early Thursday (April 20), causing landslides in some mountain districts, and flooding in low lying areas. In Miaoli County’s Dahu Township, a man escaped with slight injuries after his car was hit by rocks that fell onto County Road 62 at 6:20 am. Police responding to reports of the accident found the car partially crushed and the driver, named Zhang

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April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drought, rain front, weather

Municipal leaders in southern cities and counties inspected drainage channels and flood mitigation facilities today, as Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau warned of heavy rain expected to be generated by a front which will pass over the island from Wednesday (April 19) to Friday (April 21). It is hoped that the rain will help alleviate water shortages caused by the worst drought in a century. The CWB said that rain will start to affect the northwest Wednesday afternoon, while increasing and

firefighters carry supplies across a landslide-affect section of road

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October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment cross-island highway, highway-7, landslides, mountain rescue, Yilan County

Fire Bureau search and rescue personnel hiked 20 kilometers carrying essential supplies to a a group of tourists and employees trapped at a mountain resort in Yilan County after heavy rains caused landslides that blocked access to the area over the weekend. 266 tourists and 37 employees are spending the third day at the Mingchi Villa in the Mingchi National Forest Recreation Area after rains generated by a combination of the northeast monsoon and Tropical Storm Nesat caused at least

vehicles and people trapped in streambed

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September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Datong Township, heavy rain, torrential rain, Yilan County

More than forty people in 17 vehicles are trapped in a streambed at a popular hot springs camping area in a mountain district of Yilan County this morning, and the Central Weather Bureau has issued an extremely heavy rain advisory for the area. Liberty Times Network reported that a large number of tourists camped on the Qingshui River next to the Qingshui Geothermal Recreation Area in Datong Township last night when “unexpectedly” heavy rain began to fall, causing the creek

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September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment typhoon, Typhoon Hinnamnor

Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau issued a land warning for Typhoon Hinnamnor at 2:30 am this morning as the storm circle is expected to brush the northeast coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Yilan County, Taipei, and Keelung starting this evening. The northwest Pacific’s 11th named tropical storm for 2022, and the strongest so far this year, Hinnamnor was located 420 kilometers east-northeast of Point Eluanbi at 8:00 am this morning moving north-northwest at 16 kilometers per hour. The

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September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment typhoon, typhoon Hinnamnor. weather

Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau issued a sea typhoon warning covering waters to the east, south and north of the island as moderate typhoon Himmanmor hovered around 470 kilometers east of Taiwan’s southernmost point this morning, Friday, September 2. The CWB issued the sea warning at 8:30 am for northeastern waters, eastern waters including Orchid Island and Green Island, and the Bashi Channel. The CWB pointed out that typhoon Himmanmor had weakened to a moderate typhoon with a central pressure of

composite image showing man fleeing seconds before being buried alive

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May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment landslide, Nantou County, rockfall

A dashcam video circulating on social media sites shows the moment a driver running back to his car and reversing to safety just seconds before the hillside collapses onto the spot where he had parked his car, today, May 16. Taiwan has seen many rockfalls and landslides after several days of heavy rain under the influence of a rainy season stationary front. At around 1:30 pm this afternoon, Monday, a man named Lin was driving on a backroad used by

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May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment meiyu front, plum rain

Weather forecasters are predicting a rainy weekend with a typical rainy season front expected to approach northern Taiwan, Thursday, and slowly move southward until it reaches the South China Sea, Tuesday. According to the Central Weather Bureau, as the weak front currently bringing cloudy weather today moves away, Tuesday and Wednesday will see temperatures rise to maximums of 31°C in northern and central parts of Taiwan, and 31°C to 33°C in the south with brief isolated showers and afternoon thunderstorms

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April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment East Asian rainy season, monsoon, plum rain, weather

Meteorologists say that Taiwan is about to enter the summer rainy season with the first stationary (plum rain) front forecast to descend on northern Taiwan Sunday, May 1, combined with a tropical disturbance approaching from the south. Peng Chi-ming (彭啟明), General-Manager of WeatherRisk said that northern Taiwan will come under the influence of a stationary front Sunday, along with a northeast wind turning the weather rainy and cool, with the temperature dropping to 17°C to 20°C. Furthermore, a low pressure

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February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Keelung City, rockfall

Several large boulders fell onto a scenic coastal road and in Keelung City this afternoon, but fortunately did not hit any passing cars or pedestrians.

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December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Mount Hehuan, snow, Taroko National Park, Yushan National Park

Pictures courtesy of Songsyue Lodge. Affected by a continental cold air mass, snow fell in high mountain areas of northern, central, and southern Taiwan this morning, including Mount Hehuan, Wuling Farm and Jiaming Lake. At Songsyue Lodge in Taroko National Park, more than five centimeters of snow was recorded. The first snow this winter was recorded at Mount Hehuan at around 8:00 am yesterday when it snowed for just two minutes. As the temperature dropped during the night, snow began

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Heavy rain brings landslides, flooding to parts of Taiwan

Drought-parched southern Taiwan prepares for possible flooding as rain front approaches

Rescue team hikes supplies to more than 300 tourists trapped in mountain resort after landslides block road

43 people trapped by rising stream: weather bureau warns extremely torrential rain on the way

Land warning issued as Typhoon Hinnamnor strengthens, approaches northeastern Taiwan

Weather Bureau issues maritime warning, rain and wind advisories as Typhoon Hinnamnor hovers

Dashcam captures driver fleeing seconds before landslide would have buried him alive

Rainy season front expected to bring heavy rain this weekend

Taiwan’s rainy season expected to start Sunday with stationary front, tropical disturbance

Huge boulders fall onto coastal road, narrowly missing passing cars and pedestrians

Snow falls in high altitude areas of Central Mountain Range