Taiwan News
Date: 2018/08/24
By:  Central News Agency

Almost 1,000 people in Tainan were evacuated Friday as torrential rain from a slow-moving tropical depression caused flooding across the city, the local government said.

The rain, which has been dousing Tainan since Thursday, caused the Anping Canal in the downtown area to overflow, and flood 21 of the city’s 37 districts, the city government said.

It said 942 people living in flood prone areas had been evacuated to places of safety as of 8 a.m. Friday.

Due to the torrential rain and flooding, 31 bridges and 87 roads in Tainan have also been closed as a safety precaution, the city government added.   [FULL  STORY]