Torrential rain expected to continue lashing at least 9 counties and cities
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/06/03
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – With extreme torrential rain expected to continue across
much of the island Sunday, Nantou County was one of the first areas where schools and offices would remain closed for the day.
In many other areas, a decision had not yet been reached by Saturday evening, or could be taken by local governments depending on the local situation.
Conditions were right to keep offices and schools shut Sunday in Taoyuan City’s Heping area and in the Kaohsiung City districts of Liugui, Taoyuan, Jiaxian, Maolin and Namaxia, the central government said. [FULL STORY]