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Typhoon Flooding Prompts Kaohsiung Evacuation of 2,203

8/24/2026

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Hualien, Taitung and Chiayi county governments suspended work and classes for one day on Monday.
Kaohsiung City evacuated 2,203 people and Pingtung County evacuated 115 residents from landslide-risk zones.
Waist-high floodwaters inundated Kaohsiung’s Heart of Love River park.
A fallen tree halted a Light Rail train in Kaohsiung.
Provincial Highway No. 24 closed as forecasts warned of about 400 mm rain in 24 hours.

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Hualien, Taitung and Chiayi county governments suspended work and classes for one day on Monday.
Kaohsiung City evacuated 2,203 people and Pingtung County evacuated 115 residents from landslide-risk zones.
Waist-high floodwaters inundated Kaohsiung’s Heart of Love River park.
A fallen tree halted a Light Rail train in Kaohsiung.
Provincial Highway No. 24 closed as forecasts warned of about 400 mm rain in 24 hours.