Taipei, Oct. 18 (CNA) Sections of two major east-west highways in Taiwan remained closed Tuesday due to landslides triggered by storm systems that are also affecting air and sea traffic, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
Taipei, Oct. 16 (CNA) Eight tourists at a bed and breakfast (B&B) in Yilan were evacuated Sunday by rescue workers on a rubber dinghy, as torrential rain from Tropical Storm Nesat flooded parts of the northeast county.
/ Staff Writer, with CNAAreas in northern Taiwan are forecast be doused with more rain than expected in the next few days, as Tropical Storm Nesat continues to gain in strength and size, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday.
Workers rappel down a cliff below a destroyed stretch of the Central Cross-Island Highway in Hualien County’s Sioulin Township in an undated photograph. The road, which has been closed since it was destroyed in a landslide on April 29, is to reopen to traffic today for two hours daily, as more work is needed.
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) A plum rain front currently affecting Taiwan brought downpours in many parts of the country on Saturday, leading to damage and road closures, according to the authorities.