Torrential rain forecast for Taipei mountain areas Tuesday

Taipei, Oct. 21 (CNA) The Central Weather Administration (CWA) has issued advisories for torrential rain in mountainous areas of Taipei, warning that some parts could see "extremely torrential rain."

As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, 62 people had been evacuated from the city's Nangang, Shilin, Wenshan and Neihu districts and other areas deemed to be at risk of flooding and landslides, according to the Taipei City government.

The CWA defines "extremely torrential rain" as accumulated rainfall of 500 millimeters or more within 24 hours, and "torrential rain" as accumulated rainfall of 350 mm or more the same period, or more than 200 mm within three hours.

On Tuesday, the CWA also warned of extremely heavy or torrential rain in Keelung, New Taipei, Yilan County, and non-mountainous areas of Taipei.

The CWA warnings extended to mountainous areas of Hsinchu County and Taoyuan, where heavy to extremely heavy rain is expected, while heavy rain advisories were issued for Miaoli and Hualien counties, and low-lying areas of Hsinchu County and Taoyuan.

The heavy rains are due to the combined effects of seasonal northeasterly winds and the periphery of Tropical Storm Fengshen, which was located west-southwest of Taiwan and moving away from the island as of early Tuesday, according to the CWA.

Meanwhile, cooler weather was expected across northern and northeastern Taiwan on Tuesday, with temperatures ranging between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius, the CWA said.