Matai’an Creek overflows into village as tropical storm nears

With Tropical Storm Fung-Wong closing in, heavy rain continued to pound Hualien County, causing Matai’an Creek to overflow into Mingli Village in Wanrong Township on Tuesday and Wednesday.\n\nMingli Village Chief Lin Wan-cheng told CNA the flow observed Wednesday morning was at least 10 times Tuesday’s and had spread over a wider area. \n\nThe Wanrong Township Office said it had not ruled out expanding the scope of precautionary evacuations.\n\n#taiwan #hualien #tropicalstorm