Work, classes canceled in Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Chiayi due to ‘rain bomb’ falling on the area
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/08/28
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As a low pressure zone and moist southwesterly winds have
Flooded streets in Kaohsiung. (Photos from Facebook group 爆料公社)
combined to generate a “rain bomb” over Kaohsiung, the city government at 6:12 a.m. this morning announced the cancelation of work and classes, much to the chagrin of many commuters who had already headed out to work or school.
As many areas of Kaohsiung began flooding due to torrential rains and because the Central Weather Bureau predicts continued downpours over the area today, the city government announced the cancellation of work and classes for the day. Angered netizens who had already hit the roads when the late announcement was made posted comments like, “If you want to cancel work and school, you need to announce this sooner, people are already out the door!”
In addition to Kaohsiung, Pingtung County has announced that work and classes have been canceled and some schools in Chiayi have canceled classes. [FULL STORY]