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Heavy rain warning expanded to five cities, with severe thunderstorms expected in three

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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Newswire Official statement Ongoing story
  • A low-pressure system is bringing localized heavy rain across Taiwan, prompting heavy-rain or rain warnings for five cities and counties.
  • The Central Weather Administration issued a severe-thunderstorm alert for Yilan County, Taipei City and New Taipei City until 10:31 a.m.
  • Officials warned of lightning, strong winds, flash flooding, landslides, falling rocks, rising river levels and reduced visibility.

Taiwan’s weather authorities expanded rain warnings on a day of localized downpours linked to a low-pressure system. At 8:30 a.m., the Central Weather Administration issued heavy-rain and rain advisories for the Taipei metropolitan area, Taoyuan and Yilan.

The agency later issued a severe-thunderstorm alert for Yilan County, Taipei City and New Taipei City. The alert was expected to remain in effect until 10:31 a.m., with short-duration intense rainfall and strong gusts possible.

The Keelung north coast and mountainous areas of Taipei faced the possibility of localized heavy or extremely heavy rain. Northern areas including Taoyuan and Yilan also had a chance of heavy rainfall.

The administration urged residents to watch for lightning and strong winds. After several days of rain, people in mountainous areas were warned about landslides, falling rocks and rapidly rising streams, while low-lying areas were advised to prepare for water accumulation.

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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