Flood Risk Replaces Drought as Rains Fill Taiwan Reservoirs
- Government eases curbs on water use for second time in June
- Recent drought disrupted power supply, driven up food costs
A man stands in heavy rain in Taipei on June 4.
Photographer: Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images
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Taiwan will ease water restrictions in several areas as heavy downpours bring relief from the worst drought on record, with officials now turning their attention to preventing floods as annual “Plum rains” fill up reservoirs.
Water-supply cuts will end for Chiayi and Tainan, as well as for Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli, which will instead be subject to lower water pressure, the Water Resources Agency said at a briefing Tuesday. Other curbs were eased earlier in June.