Heavy rain brings landslides, flooding to parts of Taiwan
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 had managed to exit the vehicle on his own via the broken rear window. Zhang suffered bruises and abrasions and was sent to a local hospital for first aid and a medical examination.
County Road 62 was closed in both directions after the rockfall.
Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau issued an Extremely Heavy Rain Advisory at 8:30 am covering the Miaoli mountain area, Hsinchu County mountain area, Miaoli County, Taichung City, Changhua County, Yunlin County, New Taipei City mountain area, Taoyuan City mountain area, Nantou County, Chiayi City, Chiayi County, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, and Pintung County in effect from late in the morning to late in the afternoon.
Social media users uploaded pictures of flooded roads and homes in Taichung City. Legislator Lin Ching-yi posted pictures on Facebook, noting flooding in many roads around Shalu and Longjing Districts, and questioning whether the municipal government had taken adequate flood prevention measures. The Taichung City Government responded that the 24-hour accumulated rainfall had exceeded the design load of existing drainage channels and that plans would be made to improve drainage in the long term.
According to the CWB website, as of 8:00 am this morning, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County had the most rainfall at 215.5 millimeters. Taichung had an accumulated rainfall of 136 mm, and Qijin District of Kaohsiung City had 78.5 mm. However, Tainan only had 5 mm, and Chiayi 16 mm, indicating that most of the rainfall fell in Central Taiwan.
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