Overview
- Authorities moved 8,326 residents to safety, mostly in Hualien and Yilan, with at least 51 injuries reported by the National Fire Agency.
- More than 1,000 homes flooded in Suao after 648 mm of rain fell in 24 hours, with neck‑deep water reported in parts of Yilan County.
- Schools and government offices were closed across central and southern counties, and local media reported all domestic flights canceled with broader airline disruptions at Kaohsiung.
- Fung-wong was downgraded to tropical-storm strength with sustained winds near 65 kph as it grazed Taiwan’s south and was forecast to move back out to sea.
- In the Philippines, the cyclone struck as a super typhoon earlier in the week, causing deadly landslides and floods with at least 27 deaths and displacement exceeding 1.4 million.