Lin said the reason for this was that the most forceful part of the typhoon's circumfluence had not hit land.
Chung Hung-yuan (鍾弘遠), deputy director of Taipei City's economic development department, said a dredge project along Neihu's (內湖) Huanshan Road had increased the area's ability to absorb rainfall to as much as 600mm a day.
By yesterday, Typhoon Wipha had brought 200mm to 300mm of rain to the area.
The city government urged drivers to move their cars from temporary parking spaces along red lines, yellow lines and on bridges before 7am today, or the cars would be towed and their owners fined.
additional reporting by mo yan-chih
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