The nation's temperatures have not been significantly affected by Typhoon Nock-Ten, which caused four deaths and more than 100 injures, since early yesterday morning. However, residents should prepare for colder days ahead, according to the Central Weather Bureau.
Bureau forecasters also reminded residents in mountains of the possibility of landslides and mudflows because heavy rains might persist in northern and northeastern parts of the island.
Forecasters said that the average temperature had lowered by about 3-4?C and cold days still lay ahead. Today and tomorrow, temperatures in the north might dip as low as 16?C or 17?C. Beginning Friday, the mercury may fall further. The difference of daytime and nighttime temperatures may be around 14? to 15?C, forecasters said.
The Council of Agriculture (COA) yesterday updated estimated financial losses in the nation's agricultural sector, saying that as of yesterday they totaled NT$295.9 million. COA officials said that they were still investigating the cost of ruined crop fields and aquatic farms in northern and eastern parts of Taiwan.
In northern Taiwan, which was hit most seriously by the typhoon, some railroad services in Keelung had not resumed yesterday. Officials with the Taiwan Railway Bureau predicted yesterday that services would not be fully restored until Saturday.
Residents in northern Taiwan continued to clean up muddy homes after flooding. In Keelung City, the water of Keelung River reached to the second floors of some buildings when Typhoon Nock-Ten struck on Monday.
The local environment bureau launched emergency measures yesterday to assist with removing household waste. Streets were filled with pieces of soggy furniture.
In Taipei City, there was no serious damage reported on Monday, but Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (
Forecast center director Daniel Wu (
"The most unusual one was Tropical Storm Mindulle in July," Wu said. "Serious flooding can be attributed to unusual strong southeastern air currents brought by the storm."
Forecasters are confident that this year's typhoon season has ended because no typhoons have ever struck between December and March.
But records do show that the nation experiences a typhoon in November once every 15 years, on average.
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