Torrential rain brought by a frontal system over the weekend has flooded several areas in southern Taiwan.
Central Weather Bureau (CWB) statistics show that between Friday and yesterday, Yuyoushan (御油山) in Kaohsiung County received the highest accumulated rainfall of 476mm.
This was followed by Pingtung County’s Weiliaoshan (尾寮山) and Sinan (溪南) in Kaohsiung County, with an accumulated rainfall of 360mm and 348mm respectively.
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The heavy rain also damaged makeshift bridges and passages on some provincial highways.
As of 5pm yesterday, the Directorate General of Highways closed 14 road sections on Provincial Highways No. 20, 21, 24, 27 and 27A, as well as County Highway No. 149.
Some of the road sections have been closed since May 23 when earlier torrential rain pummeled central and southern Taiwan. These sections include the makeshift passage connecting the villages of Siaolin (小林) and Namasiya (那瑪夏) on Provincial Highway No. 21 in Kaohsiung County and the Liouguei (六龜) section of Provincial Highway No. 27.
The makeshift bridge at Pingtung County’s Wutai Township (霧台) was destroyed again on Saturday after reopening last week. The Lidao (利稻) makeshift passage on the South Link Highway was also destroyed by the flood.
The CWB said the rain was expected to ease today as the frontal system moves out to the Bashi Channel, although cloudy skies are forecast nationwide until Wednesday.
Another frontal system may arrive on Friday, the bureau said.
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