Disasters worldwide July 2021 - Taiwan Floods -Typhoon Lupit
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A bridge in southern Taiwan was destroyed on Saturday 7 August 2021 by strong floods brought on by former typhoon Lupit that has turned into a tropical depression.
Also brought large amounts of rain to Taiwan's east coast.
Extreme torrential rain brought by a southwesterly jet stream yesterday wreaked havoc in central and southern Taiwan, causing flash floods and triggering mudflows and landslides in mountainous areas.
By 5pm yesterday, the Central Weather Bureau’s observation station in Yuyoushan (御油山) in Kaohsiung’s Liouguei District (六龜) had registered accumulated rainfall of 726.5mm since 12am on Saturday, the highest among the bureau’s observation stations.
It was followed by the observation station in Kaohsiung’s Maolin District (茂林), which recorded accumulated rainfall of 671.5mm over the period.
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