Torrential rain in Taiwan kills five over past week
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TAIWAN, AUG 4 – More than 5,900 residents were evacuated amid floods and landslides after southern Taiwan received over 2.6 meters of rain in seven days, officials said.
- Torrential rain in Taiwan has caused five fatalities over the past week, according to authorities.
- The storms resulted in over two metres of rainfall, triggering floods and landslides.
- Nearly 6,000 people were displaced due to the intense storms.
- The state weather forecaster anticipates that the rain will ease in the coming days.
71 Articles
71 Articles
More than two metres of rain have been recorded in Taiwan over the past week, causing floods and landslides that killed four people.
4 dead as storms dump record rain on Taiwan, triggering floods and landslides - 9 FEET of rainfall in a week - a year's worth
Storms dumped more than two metres of rain in parts of Taiwan over the past week, killing four people and triggering floods and landslides in central and southern areas, authorities said today. Torrential rain has lashed swathes of the island since July 28, forcing several thousand people to seek shelter, damaging roads, and shuttering offices. Maolin, a mountainous district in southern Taiwan, recorded 2.8 metres (nine feet) of rain since July …
Four people have died, 77 have been injured and three remain missing in Taiwan as a result of torrential rains that have hit the center and south of the island during the past week. READ ALSO: Torrential rains in South Korea leave a balance of at least 17 dead and 11 missing Rains have been extraordinarily intense, with an accumulation exceeding 2,600 millimetres in the southern mountains. In Kaohsiung, for example, a weekly accumulated precipit…
Four people died after heavy rain in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan. Thousands were evacuated.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 34% of the sources lean Left, 34% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium