Taiwan Officials on High Alert for Flooding From Typhoon Bavi
Taiwan is ramping up disaster readiness as Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful tropical cyclone of the season, closes in on the island's northern and eastern regions. While the Central Weather Administration projects the storm’s eye will likely pass north of Taiwan without making direct landfall, it is still expected to dump up to one meter of torrential rain and unleash powerful gusts along the northeastern coastline. In response, Premier Cho Jung-tai and local mayors have ordered immediate drainage cleanups, while over 28,000 troops have been put on standby for emergency relief.
Taiwan Braces for Typhoon Bavi
REPORTER:
Several cities and counties in Taiwan's north and east are bracing for this typhoon season's strongest storm yet.
Huang En-hung (CENTRAL WEATHER ADMINISTRATION):
The chances of the typhoon making landfall are low.
It will likely move in the northwestern direction
heading north of Taiwan’s northern Pengjia Islet.
Based on the prediction so far
typhoon Bavi will bring some northwest winds
and significant rain in the northern mountains.
REPORTER:
Weather officials say typhoon Bavi will likely bring powerful gusts to the northeastern coast. Premier Cho Jung-tai has been monitoring its path and ordered 28 thousand troops to be on standby. Hualien’s forestry agency says it may call for emergency evacuations if it expects a recently formed barrier lake to overflow within 24 hours. Taipei and Keelung’s mayors are also checking on local disaster response readiness.
