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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TAIPEI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Heavy rains that hit central and southern Taiwan last week have left four people dead, 74 injured and three missing as of Sunday evening, the island's fire department said.
On Sunday, 108 monitoring stations in Taiwan recorded more than 200 mm of rainfall in a single day. One in Kaohsiung recorded a total of 2,759 mm of rainfall for the week, exceeding the island's annual average of 2,500 mm.
As of August 3, 5,795 people had been evacuated, 140 road and tunnel closures had been reported, and 124 rock falls had occurred, Taiwan's disaster management center said. Hundreds of households were left without power, and red alerts for landslides were issued in many areas.
Forecasters said heavy rainfall could continue into Monday in central and southern Taiwan, prompting work and school suspensions in several cities including Kaohsiung, Tainan and Pingtung. -0-
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