Taipei, Aug. 1 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) warned people in southern Taiwan of extremely heavy rain or torrential rain throughout Sunday, as seasonal winds from the southwest hammered the island.
At 11 a.m., the CWB released an extremely heavy rain or torrential rain warning for Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung County, and Hengchun Peninsula in southern Taiwan, where downpours between 200 and 350 millimeters or higher over 24 hours or 100-200 mm in a 3-hour period can be expected.
A heavy rain or extremely heavy rain warning was issued for Taichung, Changhua County, and Nantou County in central Taiwan, Yunlin County, Chiayi City, Chiayi County, and Taitung County in the south, as well as the Lanyu and Ludao (Green Island) islands.
Penghu Islands in Taiwan Strait received a heavy rain advisory, suggesting more than 80 mm of rainfall in a 24-hour period.
The CWB reminded residents in mountainous areas to be cautious about rain-induced disasters, landslides, falling rocks, and river surges and those in low lying areas to be careful of flooding.
