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On Monday, southwesterly winds and a stationary front brought heavy rains to much of the country. Many areas from the north to the south reported flooding, including Kaohsiung, Tainan and Taipei. The flooding in some areas reached almost to the top of car tires, causing disruptions to traffic and even a casualty.
Taipei’s plane-sighting alley, officially Lane 180 of Binjiang Street, is now so heavily flooded that a black sedan got stuck while another car quickly turns around at the sight.
The streets outside the main campus of Soochow University in Shilin have also turned into streams. Vehicles struggle to move, let alone pedestrians.
Over in Kaohsiung, the water has almost reached the top of tires. Huge splatters form even when driving on low speed.
Worse, the heavy rain and floods occurred during the morning rush hour. It was already too late for those heading to work on a scooter to turn around. Even with the tires almost entirely submerged, they hanged on and continued forward.
This sighting of vehicles-turned-boats was on Chengguan Road in Kaohsiung’s Renwu District. The rainfall was so heavy that the flood was formed within half an hour.
On the other side, on Fengren Road, also in Renwu District, the water has reached the ankles.
Over in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, on the intersection of Mingcheng 1st Road and Dingshan Street, a drainage cover thudded up-and-down from the overflow underneath. Water jets erupted through the cracks, making a loud hum. The cover could almost fly off.
The rain also pummeled Tainan, flooding the intersection of Fuqian Road and Jinhua Road in West Central District.
The area around Xiluo Temple, also in West Central District was heavily flooded, too. A scooter quickly braked and turned around, afraid that the water would damage the engine.
In South District, low visibility caused a car driver to ram into an electricity pole. Fortunately, the driver only sustained minor injuries, and was taken to the hospital by emergency service.
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