Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/25
By: Yu Hsiao-han, Chiu Po-sheng and Frances Huang 

Taipei, Aug. 25 (CNA) Agricultural losses caused by serious flooding in central and southern Taiwan in recent days are estimated to have been at least NT$370 million (US$12 million), data released by the Council of Agriculture (COA) showed Saturday.

As of 5 p.m. Saturday, the COA said heavy downpours caused by a tropical depression had impacted half the country, causing NT$369 million in agricultural losses, including crops, fisheries and livestock.

Chiayi was the hardest hit by the torrential rain, with about NT$287 million in agricultural losses, accounting for 78 percent of the total, the data showed.

Tainan was the second worst hit, with NT$49.31 million in damage or 13.4 percent of the total, followed by Yunlin with NT$16.79 million in losses (4.6 percent), Kaohsiung NT$9 million (2.4 percent) and Pingtung NT$5.94 million (1.6 percent), the data indicated.    [FULL  STORY]