DISASTER PREVENTION: Several Keelung districts saw flooding yesterday, while Taipei’s mayor said drainage systems in several areas would be inspected
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 10, 2018
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter, with CNA
The government has completed preparations to minimize the possible effects of heavy
A man stands on a street as water cascades down a hill in Keelung’s Anle District yesterday following heavy rain. Photo: Lu Hsien-hsiu, Taipei Times
rain, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday evening after the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued a warning of heavy to extremely heavy rain for Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei City, Kaohsiung and Yilan, Hualien, Taitung and Pingtung counties.
In a Facebook post, Tsai said the government has activated disaster prevention and mitigation plans, with rubber dinghies, pumps and other flood-relief equipment ready to be deployed on short notice, and 4,000 soldiers at the ready.
Heavy rain yesterday morning caused flooding in several districts of Keelung, after torrential rain pounded northern Taiwan on Saturday afternoon and early evening, causing flooding in several areas of the city as well as Taipei and New Taipei City.
A section of Fusing Road in Keelung’s Jhongshan District (中山) was flooded with water up to the knee height, leaving many vehicles partially submerged in the water and creating a small waterfall of muddy water in one alley. [FULL STORY]
