The Council of Agriculture said yesterday that Typhoon Wipha, which swept through the north and northeastern regions of the nation on Tuesday, had affected crops in areas lying north of Miaoli, although the damage was not excessive.
Council officials said that according to initial reports from local governments, the typhoon damaged about 24 hectares of crops, with losses estimated at NT$7.8 million (US$236,300).
Persimmon orchards in Hsinchu County suffered the brunt of the damage and there were no reports of major damage in central and southern regions, officials said.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FORESTRY BUREAU HSINCHU DISTRICT OFFICE
As traffic in mountainous areas of Miaoli and Hsinchu was disrupted because of the heavy rain, the damage in those areas had yet to be assessed, they added.
WARNINGS
The Central Weather Bureau lifted its warning for Typhoon Wipha, which brought strong wind and heavy rain, while the council also lifted a warning for river flooding and mudslides.
A total of 169 people were evacuated from mountain villages in the northern county of Hsinchu amid concerns of possible mudslides triggered by torrential rain, officials at the Central Disaster Response Center said on Tuesday.
EVACUATIONS
Compulsory evacuation came after a code red alert was issued for the villages, the officials said, adding that citizens were taken to temporary shelters in neighboring areas.
In addition, 237 people in the northern counties of Taipei and Taoyuan were evacuated to eight temporary shelters because of the typhoon, officials noted.
Although Typhoon Wipha was expected to have passed Taiwan late on Tuesday night, officials said that residents in Ilan, Keelung, Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli should remain alert for strong winds and heavy rain.
POWER OUTAGES
Meanwhile, as of Tuesday night, 8,795 households were affected by temporary power outages in northern Taiwan, but officials said power had already been restored.
Officials also reported that torrential rain brought by the typhoon had caused road and bridge collapses in mountainous areas of central and northern Taiwan.
The rain also flooded several highways in the region, officials said.
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