Taipei, New Taipei hit hard by floods from Typhoon Saola

Northern Taiwan was one of the areas that felt the sting of Typhoon Saola's heavy rains. Landslides occurred in one part of Taipei and surging rivers left areas of New Taipei submerged in water. When a storm last hit Taipei, Wenshan district was hard hit. The area proved vulnerable again. Typhoon Saola's rains triggered landslides two-stories high near Xinglong Rd., and firefighters had to evac ...