The CWB warned Hualien County, Taitung County, Pingtung County, Kaohsiung City and Chiayi County of extremely torrential rain, and Yilan County, Nantou County, Taichung City, Yunlin County and Tainan City of torrential rain. They advised people to stay on the alert for continuing strong winds and heavy rains brought by the storm. Nepartak ravages east, south, leaves 3 dead and 142 injuredTAIPEI, Taiwan -- Typhoon Nepartak moved out into the Taiwan Strait from Jiangchun District of Tainan City in Southern Taiwan at 2:30 p.m., Friday after leaving three dead and 142 injured and 1,836 cases of trees and signboards falling and other damage, according to data issued by the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) and the Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC). Chen said heavy rains are expected to last into next Monday or Tuesday in mountainous areas in Kaohsiung and Pingtung amid the lingering southwest airflow. Winds and rains were not as strong and heavy as expected in Northern Taiwan, due mainly to the fact that Nepartak veered southward.

Source: The China Post July 08, 2016 16:07 UTC