Parts of northern Taiwan on flood alert as rainy season front arrives

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment East Asian rainy season, floods, Hsinchu County, meiyu front, rain, Taoyuan City

Heavy rain began falling in the early hours of the morning in northern Taiwan today, causing floods and power outages in Hsinchu County and Taoyuan City. The Hsinchu County Government declared a level three emergency response after the Central Weather Bureau issued a heavy rain disaster warning at 4:30 am this morning. From 2:00 am, rainfall in 10 cities and townships in Hsinchu County exceeded warning levels. From 3:25 am the maximum hourly rainfall in Hsinchu City reached 106 mm

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

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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

Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen inspects flooded area of Kaohsiung City

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August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment floods, landslides, South-west monsoon

Today, Sunday, August 1 saw rainfall above torrential rain level in southern districts, while northern districts and central mountain areas experienced localized thunderstorms in the afternoon as Taiwan continues to be influenced by a southwesterly monsoonal airflow expected to influence the weather for another week. Accumulated rainfall over the last two days in Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City measured over 500 millimeters, while Tainan City recorded more than 400 millimeters. Some districts in Tainan and Pingtung have seen super-torrential rain

heavy rain to extremely heavy rain advisory CWB

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June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment floods, meiyu front, plum-rain

Level one flood warnings were issued for Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County this morning, heavy to extremely heavy rain warnings were issued for counties and cities in Taiwan’s central and southern districts, and a stationary front will bring possibly disaster-level rains starting Tuesday according to the Central Weather Bureau, today, Sunday, June 20. The Water Resources Department issued flood warnings for Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County early this morning as thunderstorms brought heavy rain causing accumulation of surface water in

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May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment East Asian rainy season, floods, landslides, plum-rain

Heavy rain continued to fall all over Taiwan today, causing localized flooding, landslides, rockfalls, tree falls and other hazards, and the Central Weather Bureau says that rainy conditions may persist until Wednesday. Heavy rain and extremely heavy rain warnings were issued by the CWB covering all cities and counties excluding the outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu. While most of northern Taiwan lays under a heavy rain advisory, most of the center and south is covered by an extremely heavy

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September 9, 2018September 9, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment floods, rockfall, torrential rain

[Picture: mud and rocks cover a road between Yangmingshan and Jinshan in New Taipei City. Picture: Jinshan Police Station.] The Central Weather Bureau this morning issued an extremely heavy rain advisory for northern districts, the Water Resources Department issued a level 1 flood warning for Keelung City, and flood-prone districts of Taipei City, and the Council of Agriculture issued mudslide and rockfall alerts for 6 townships and 30 villages. The CWB warning issued at 8:20am predicted extremely heavy torrential rain

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October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment floods, heavy rain, landslides

Heavy rain caused by the northeastern monsoon coupled with the influence of tropical storm Khanun has caused landslides, power outages, floods, and disruption to road, sea, and air transport across the nation Saturday, October 14. The Ministry of Economic Affairs opened the Central Disaster Response Center at 11:00pm last night to coordinate responses to potential disasters brought about by the heavy rain. Landslip in Xizhi District In Xizhi District, New Taipei City, residents were rudely awoken at around 5:00am to

guards on duty at the martyrs shrine in Taipei City during torrential downpours that brought floods to the city June 2, 2017

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June 2, 2017June 3, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment floods, landslides, plum-rain, torrential rain

A “meiyu” front, called plum rain by locals, has brought torrential rain, floods, and landslides all over the island as the East Asian rainy season begins in Taiwan. Municipal governments have declared a total of 81 schools closed for tomorrow, June 3, in flood and landslide-prone areas. The Central Weather Bureau issued heavy rain warnings rated extremely heavy, torrential, and extremely torrential for 15 counties this morning. Keelung City and New Taipei City were rated as “extremely torrential.” Power and

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June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment floods, landslides, South-west monsoon, torrential rain

Heavy rains caused flooding in Taiwan’s south along with landslides, while wet roads contributed to a spate of accidents across the island Monday, June 13. The Council of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service issued a red alert for 85 landslide-prone areas and a yellow alert for 252 others. Evacuation of residents in affected areas in Kaohsiung began last night and as of this morning up to 1900 residents have been relocated to safer areas. In Taichung city, the municipal government prepared

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June 2, 2016 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment floods, heavy rain, landslides

Planes were grounded at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport this morning June 2, as a lightning strike damaged a radio navigation system, and blackouts and floods affected operations at the airport. A total of 104 flights were affected when flights were suspended a little before 9:00am. Flights resumed before noon, after the navigation system was repaired. In other areas of northern Taiwan, thunderstorms brought torrential rain causing local flooding. At 11:45 a rock-slide blocked traffic in both directions on the Su-Hua

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