Weather bureau raises extreme torrential rain alert for part of Yilan

An extreme torrential rain warning has been issued for mountainous areas in Yilan County, northeastern Taiwan, by the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) on Monday morning, indicating those places could receive over 500 millimeters of rain within the next 24 hours.

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