Typhoon MATSA Emergency Response and Disposal Report Report by Central Emergency Operation Center August 5, 2005 - Updated 18:00 (Report 5) 1. Summary of Typhoon MATSA At 18:00 on August 5, 2005, the center of Typhoon MATSA, with 250 km radius, was located at 260 kilometers north-north-east from Taipei City, moving north-north-west at a speed of 14 kilometers per hour. The warning land areas include Keelung, Taipei, and Taoyuan about the strong gust and heavy rainfall. The warning sea area includes north, and northeast part of Taiwan. All the fishing operation in north of Taiwan Strait should take serious precautions. 2. Emergency Response and Countermeasures (1) Activation of Emergency Response Centers in Counties / Cities 1. First Degree: Keelung City, Taipei City, Taipei Country, Taoyuan Country, Hsinchu Country, Mioli Country, Keelung harbor, Hualian harbor, Taichung harbor. 2. Third Degree: Taichung Country, Hualian Country, Chiayi City, Nanto Country, Chiayi Country. (2) Casualty By 13:00, August 5, 2 deceased in Miaoli country Nanjuan village. (3) Electricity Supply (Source:Ministry of Economic Affairs) By 16:00 pm, August 5, 54,716 households of Taiwan Power had ever been under outage in total. 47,995 households had been restored, but 6,721 households are still in the blackout. (4) Tap Water Supply(Source:Ministry of Economic Affairs) By 16:00 pm, August 5, 131,829 households had ever been under outage in total. 18,000 households had been restored, but 113,829 households are still in the blackout. (5) Declaration of Warning Zones 第1頁/共4頁 (Source: National Fire Agency, Ministry of the Interior) Num. of Declared Warning Country Zone Yilang Country 28 Keelung City 19 Mioli Country 45 Taoyuan Country 5 Hsichu Country Total 7 104 (6) Warning Zones of Debris Flow (Source: Council of Agriculture) Red warning on debris flow has been issued for 414 rivers, and yellow warning has been issued for 451 rivers. Country Num. of Declared Flow Mioli Country 70 Taipei Country 214 Taipei City 49 Yilang Country 124 Nanto Country 199 Taoyuan Country 43 Hsichu Country 64 Taichung Country 82 Taichung City 3 Chiayi Country Total 17 865 (7) Allocation of China Fishermen (Source:Council of Agriculture) 4,719 fishermen from China have been allocated on board or on shore. (8) Evacuation and Shelter (Source:Department of Social Affairs) 26 accommodation centers have been activated and accepted 736 citizens. 第2頁/共4頁 Country/Country Num. of accommodation centers Num. of citizens Hsichu Country Taoyuan Country Taichung Country Taipei Country Nanto Country Sum 16 6 1 2 1 26 460 125 6 95 50 736 (9)Transportation Situation(Source:Transportation and Communications) 1. Air Transportation There were 85 Airlines have been cancelled in 5 August. 2. Sea Transportation and railway Sea transportations and railway have been operating normally. 3. Road Situation Item Malfunctioned Restored Under restoration Provincial Road 22 5 17 Street 33 0 33 Sum 55 5 50 4. Tourism 161 tourists on the Green Island and 35 tourists on Lanyu Island, all living supply are sufficient. (10) Telecommunication Item Fixed-line (household) Wireless (relay station) Malfunctioned Restored Under restoration 1763 483 1280 194 133 61 (11) 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 country, Taoyuan country, Hsinchu county, 第3頁/共4頁 Yilan county, Hsinchu city, Taichung County Heping Village, Nanto County Ren-ai Village, Nanto County Sinyi Village. 2. Classes in the following cities/counties will be suspended on 8/5: Miaoli country. 3. Others The Gui-Shan Bridge was closed because the river stage of Hou-Rong Creek reached the warning level , Directorate general of highways and Police department had keep in watch. 第4頁/共4頁