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Kaohsiung, June 6 (CNA) A total of 306 people living in remote mountainous parts of Kaohsiung have been evacuated Sunday amid fears of mudslides after much of southern Taiwan was battered by downpours from a plum rain front. ....
A plum rain front is to linger over Taiwan proper through tomorrow, bringing highly unstable weather and chances of strong rainfall across the nation, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday. In particular, residents of western and northeastern Taiwan as well as mountainous areas in southern Taiwan should take precautions, forecasters said. Daniel Wu (吳德榮), a former CWB Weather Forecast Center director who is an adjunct associate professor of atmospheric sciences at National Central University, said that while the front might ease the nation’s prolonged water shortage, it might also cause flooding and mudslides. Meanwhile, Water Resources Agency (WRA) Deputy Director-General Wang Yi-feng ....
Reservoirs in central, southern Taiwan still running low despite rain 06/04/2021 10:43 PM Techi Reservoir in Taichung on May 30 (photo provided by a member of the public) Taipei, June 4 (CNA) The heavy rain that pelted much of Taiwan on Friday helped raise the water levels of some reservoirs but did little to replenish water reserves in central and southern Taiwan, according to a Water Resources Agency (WRA) official. Wang Yi-feng (王藝峰), deputy director-general of the WRA, said the rainfall was concentrated mainly in Keelung and the Greater Taipei area, although parts of Yilan County, Taoyuan and Taichung also saw some rain during the day. ....
Taipei, June 2 (CNA) Heavy rainfall recently has eased Taiwan's severe drought conditions that led to water rationing, but Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) warned Tuesday that the drought alert is still in effect and urged the public to continue conserving water. ....
Rainfall eases shortage, but alerts still in effect SOUTHERN CONCERN: A WRA official said rain in Tainan had added 13m cubic meters of water, but two of the area’s biggest reservoirs were at only 4.49% and 14.8% Staff writer, with CNA Heavy rainfall over the past few days has eased Taiwan’s water shortage that led to rationing, but Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) on Tuesday said that alerts are still in effect and urged the public to continue conserving water. A weather front that arrived in Taiwan late last week ended a long dry spell that had persisted for many months, including for most of last month, which is normally when the seasonal plum rains arrive. ....