Emergency Response and Disposal Report

Typhoon MATSA

Emergency Response and Disposal Report

Report by Central Emergency Operation Center

August 5, 2005 - Updated 07:00 (Report 3)

1. Summary of Typhoon MATSA

At 6:15 on August 5, 2005, the center of Typhoon MATSA, with 250 km radius, was located at 180 kilometers northeast east from Taipei City, moving northwest north at a speed of 14 kilometers per hour. The warning land areas include Yilang, Keelung, Taipei, Taoyuan, and Hsichu about the strong gust and heavy rainfall. The warning sea area includes northern, northeast, and southeast part of Taiwan. All the fishing operation in Taiwan Strait and Bashi Strait should take serious precautions.

1. Emergency Response and Countermeasures

(1) Activation of Emergency Response Centers in Counties / Cities

1. First Degree: Keelung City Taipei City, Taipei County, Yilang County, Taoyuan County, Hsinchu County, Keelung harbor, Hualian harbor, Taichung harbor.
2. Second Degree: Hsichu City
3. Third Degree: Mioli County, Taichung County, Hualian County, Chiayi City, Nanto County.

(2) Electricity Supply

By 07:00 am, August 5, 11,373 households of Taiwan Power had ever been under outage in total. 1,258 households had been restored, but 10,115 households are still in the blackout.

(3) Tap Water Supply

By 07:00 am, August 5, 102,000 households had ever suffered the suspended supply.

(4)Declaration of Warning Zones

(Source: Fire Agency, Ministry of the Interior)

(5) Warning Zones of Debris Flow

(Source: Council of Agriculture)

Red warning on debris flow has been issued for 342 rivers, and yellow warning has been issued for 514 rivers.

(6) Notification of Mountain-Climbing Activity

(Source from National Police Agency, Ministry of the Interior)

Due to communication problems, 1 case and 3 individuals in Hualian County still have not been able to contact.

(7) Allocation of China Fishermen

(Source from the Council of Agriculture)

4,395 fishermen from China have been allocated on board or on shore.

(8) Evacuation and Shelter

(Source from Department of Social Affairs)

19 accommodation centers have been activated and accepted 511 citizens.

Country/County

(9) Transportation Situation

1. Air Transportation

1. Flights number 561 (Taipei-Kaohsiung) and 006 (Hualian-Taipei) of Fu-Xing Airline have been cancelled.
2. Flights number 803 (Taipei-Kaohsiung) of Li-Rong of Airline have been cancelled.

2. Sea Transportation and railway

Sea transportations and railway have been operating normally.

3. Road Situation

4. Tourism

161 tourists on the Green Island and 35 tourists on Lanyu Island, all living supply are sufficient.

5. Transportation

1. Portion of route 1 in Xi-Zhi, Tai-Shan, and Yang-Nei stop charging passing fee in 5, August.
2. Route 3 in Qi-Du, Shu-Lin, and Long-Tan stop charging passing fee in 5, August.

(10) Suspension of Work and Classes

1. Work and classes in the following cities/counties will be suspended on 8/5: Keelung city, Taipei city, Taipei county, Taoyuan county, Hsinchu county, Yilan county, Hsinchu city.
2. Classes in the following cities/counties will be suspended on 8/5: Miaoli county.

1. Others

1. 300 households in Fu-Xing village of Taiwan Power had ever been under outage in Taoyuan County.
2. The Gui-Shan Bridge was closed because the river stage of Hou-Rong Creek reached the warning level.

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