Taitung and Pingtung counties in southern Taiwan will close schools and offices on Tuesday

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/08/22
By: Central News Agency

Taipei, Aug. 21 — Taitung and Pingtung counties in southern Taiwan will close

schools and offices on Tuesday in anticipation of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hato, according to the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration.

Meanwhile, ferry services between Donggang and Xiaoliuqiu in Pingtung County will also be suspended on Tuesday, but offices and schools in Kaohsiung will remain open as usual.

As of 9:15 p.m., the storm was 300 kilometers south-southeast of Eluanbi and was moving in a west-northwesterly direction at 16 kilometers per hour, packing maximum sustained winds of 64.8 kph, with gusts of up to 90 kph, according to the Central Weather Bureau.    [FULL  STORY]