The China Post
Date: September 17, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Residents in Northern and Eastern Taiwan are being warned to
Soldiers stationed in Yilan preparing for the incoming Typhoon Malakas on Friday, Sept. 16. The military command center in Yilan on Friday completed preparations for upcoming severe weather, heavy rainfall and disaster relief efforts. (CNA)
brace for the effects of Typhoon Malakas, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Friday.
The moderate typhoon is expected to sweep past Taiwan without making landfall, with the storm’s outer rim brushing the eastern coastline early Saturday.
Areas projected to be impacted are: Yilan, Hualien, Taitung (including Orchid Island and Green Island), Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli and Taichung.
The CWB has also forecast torrential rain for these areas, especially in mountainous regions of Taipei, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Nantou, Yunlin and Chiayi.
The CWB warned that heavy rainfall over the past week may have left the aforementioned areas vulnerable to landslides. [FULL STORY]
