Sweet Persimmons Not Severely Damaged by Typhoon Bolaven, Says Township Mayor

Hsinchu County's Hsinchu Township is currently in its sweet persimmon season. Mayor Tseng Kuo-ta stated that intermittent heavy rains the previous night had not yet caused significant fruit drop. He attributed past damage to rain during the flowering period, not the recent typhoon.

Tseng Kuo-ta said that while intermittent heavy rains occurred in various parts of the township on August 7th, lasting about half an hour each time, the damage to sweet persimmons was not substantial. He noted that the heaviest rainfall was concentrated in Xinle, Jiale villages, and near Mount Bird's Beak, areas not considered the main sweet persimmon growing regions like Meihua Village. The town hall had checked its disaster response groups and confirmed that while some fruit drop is unavoidable, it is not as severe as widely reported.

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It's really exaggerated.

The mayor emphasized that the sweet persimmon crop was indeed severely affected by rain during its flowering period in May and June. However, he stressed that this damage is unrelated to the intermittent heavy rains brought by Typhoon Bolaven. He reassured that following the recent downpours, the township is safe and has suffered no major damage.

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the media reports are exaggerated, and very different from the facts.