Local governments have announced the closure of schools and offices in parts of Kaohsiung, Taitung County, Pingtung County and outlying Kinmen County today after Typhoon Podul left Taiwan yesterday afternoon.
Kinmen County's schools and offices were closed this morning as the typhoon approached the offshore islands.
Meanwhile, schools and offices were closed in Meishan, Lafulan and Fusing Villages, Taoyuan District, Kaoshiung as well as Manzhou Township and Shihwun Village, Chunri Township, in Pingtung County.
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In Taitung, Samuluh in Haiduan Township's Haiduan Village, as well as Wulu and Lidao Villages in the Township closed schools and offices today.
Meanwhile, the county's Hsin-Sheng, Tung Hai, Da Wang, Pei Nan, Feng-Tian and Chulu Junior High Schools, Gongguan, Guan-Shan and Tjuabal Vusam Experimental Elementary Schools, as well as Siwei Preschool were also closed for the day.
As of yesterday 9pm, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said that Typhoon Podul's storm circle still posed a threat to regions south of Changhua County, Kinmen and Penghu, with strong winds and heavy rains continuing south to Chiayi County and Penghu.
The typhoon is located around 100 kilometers west-southwest of Penghu County, moving west-northwest at 31kph, according to CWA data.
It is packing maximum sustained winds of 144 kph and gusts of up to 180kph, according to the CWA.
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