Storm is expected to return to TaiwanStaff writer, with CNATropical Storm Lupit has been downgraded to a tropical depression and is expected to approach Taiwan a second time with a southwesterly system primarily affecting the nation’s west, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday. Lupit is expected to pass through the Taiwan Strait today and affect northern Taiwan later today and early tomorrow before moving away, it said. Two men stand in floodwaters in a coastal village in Yunlin County yesterday. Photo: Lin Kuo-hsien, Taipei TimesHeavy rain is forecast for western areas of Taiwan today and tomorrow morning, the CWB said. As of press time, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Pingtung County, Chiayi City and Chiayi County have canceled work and classes today.

Source: Taipei Times August 06, 2021 15:56 UTC