Taiwan News
Date: 2016-06-18
By: Yu Hsiao-han and Elaine Hou, Central News Agency

Taipei, June 18 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau issued a heavy rain warning for northern Taiwan and mountainous areas north of the southern county of Chiayi on Saturday afternoon, due to a strong convective cloud system expected to bring sudden cloudbursts.

The bureau warned of heavy rain along with thunder and lighting in parts of Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung and Taoyuan cities in northern Taiwan.

Mountainous areas north of Chiayi and in Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan are likely to see heavy rain in the afternoon, the bureau warned.

The bureau advised people in those areas to be on alert for possible gusty winds, lightning and river surges.

Most parts of Taiwan are forecast to see daytime highs of above 33 degrees Celsius, according to the bureau.     [SOURCE]

The China Post
Date: June 19, 2016
By: The China Post news staff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 72-year-old woman was found dead yesterday after being swept away by

torrential rainfall while standing under a bridge in a village in Chungliao Township, Nantou County.

The woman, surnamed Huang, had been washing clothing under the bridge and was later found dead by rescue members, according to the Nantou County Fire Department, as cited by the United Evening News.

Department officials said they sent several water rescue teams to the scene soon after being informed of the accident at 5:40 p.m., but the woman showed no signs of life upon being found at 6:23 p.m.

She was rushed to Nantou Hospital for emergency treatment but could not be resuscitated, officials said.

On Saturday, torrential rains were reported at other parts of the island, especially Northern Taiwan.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/06/13
By Wang Shwu-fen, Tyson Lu, Chen Wei-ting, yang Sz-ruei and Evelyn
Kao

Taipei, June 13 (CNA) Heavy rain over the past few days has caused damage in several parts of the

country, with southern Taiwan bearing the brunt, local government officials reported Monday.

Kaohsiung City government ordered the evacuation of over 2,200 residents that day after days of heavy rain increased the risk of landslides in several mountainous areas, including 877 in Liugui, 737 in Taoyuan and 320 in Namasia districts, according to a city government spokesman.

In addition, the city’s Taoyuan (桃源) District announced school and office closures that afternoon because road connections were cut off to several areas of the district due to flooding on roads and bridges.

The city’s Agriculture Bureau has also decided to provide subsidies to plum growers in Taoyuan, who have incurred heavy agricultural losses as transportation of their crops has been affected at the peak harvest season, according to the spokesman.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/06/12
By: C.W. Huang and Flor Wang

Taipei, June 12 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) warned Sunday of heavy rain or torrential rain in all parts of Taiwan due to a wet and warm current off the island’s southwest coast.

According to the bureau, the western parts of Taiwan in particular will see stronger precipitation for longer periods of time. Rough waves are forecast for coastal areas in western Taiwan and on the Hengchun Peninsula in the south.

People living in low-altitude areas in those regions should take precautions against floods and should avoid outdoor activities by rivers or in mountainous areas, it said.

In addition, the current is forecast to bring lightening and gusty winds when it blankets Taiwan, causing poor visibility for drivers amid downpours, it said.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/06/02
By: Bien Chin-feng, Lu Kang-chun and Christie Chen

Taipei, June 2 (CNA) The severe flooding at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Thursday in the wake of a thunderstorm has disrupted over 200 flights, affecting over 30,000 passengers, with repair work still underway as of Thursday night.

The underpasses connecting the airport to National Highway No. 2 were reopened in the evening, while flood waters that inundated the food court in the airport’s basement were successfully pumped out at around 5 p.m. The food court will resume business as soon as Saturday, the Taoyuan International Airport Corp. said.

Workers are still pumping flood waters out from the basement of Terminal 2 and are expected to finish the work around midnight, the company said, adding that no vehicles in the basement parking lots were damaged.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/04/07
By: By Wang Shu-fen and Kay Liu

Taipei, April 7 (CNA) Cloudier weather is in forecast for most parts of Taiwan

after the island recorded the year’s highest temperature Thursday, according to the Central Weather Bureau.

Taiwan saw another sunny day Thursday, with the southern city of Chiayi recording a high of 33.7 degrees Celsius at 12:33 p.m., the highest temperature this year, the bureau said.

Taipei, New Taipei and Taichung, meanwhile, saw daytime highs of 32.7-32.9 degrees Celsius shortly before noon.

With a weather front approaching from the northwest, however, cloudy weather is forecast for northern Taiwan Friday, with partly cloudy skies forecast for central Taiwan. The sunny weather is expected to continue in southern Taiwan’s Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/04/05
By: Chen Wei-ting and Lilian Wu

Taipei, April 5 (CNA) The weather across Taiwan will be largely stable Tuesday, the last day of the four-day Tomb Sweeping holiday, with highs reaching nearly 30 degrees Celsius, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said.

But increased clouds due to a weak front may bring sporadic rain to northern and eastern Taiwan, the CWB said.

Northern, central and eastern Taiwan will have highs of 27 to 28 degrees, and southern Taiwan will see highs of around 29 to 31 degrees during the day.

Temperatures could drop by about 10 degrees at night, however, to between 20 and 22 degrees.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/03/27
By: Flor Wang

Taipei, March 27 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau issued a low temperature warning on

Sunday for 17 cities and counties across Taiwan, as the current cold spell enshrouding Taiwan is expected to persist into Monday morning.

Because of the cold wave and radiative cooling effects, areas north of Tainan, open coastal areas in northeastern Yilan County and the outlying Kinmen and Matsu islands will see the mercury dip below 10 degrees Celsius from Sunday night to Monday morning, the bureau said.

The cold wave sent temperatures to a low of minus 10.9 degrees on Yushan (Jade Mountain), Taiwan’s highest peak at 3,952 meters, at 2:24 a.m. on Sunday and brought more snow to the mountain.

About 19 centimeters of snow had accumulated on Yushan as of 6 a.m., according to the bureau.     [FULL  STORY]