2nd Emergency Report of Typhoon Linfa
Report Unit: Central Disaster Emergency Operation Center
Deadline: 2015/07/07 09:00
1. Briefing (Data source: Central Weather Bureau)
The sea warnings of weak typhoon Linfa were in effected on July 6, 2015 8:30, and the sea and land
warnings were in effected on July 7, 2015 2:30. The eye of the storm on 7th 08:00 were at 20.5 Lat (N), 119.2
Lon (E), the 240 kilometers south-west of Eluanbi; the radius was 120 km with 7 wind level, moving at 9
kilometers per hour and is now heading to north. The maximum sustained wind near the center was 23 meter
per sec. (approx. 83 km/h.), which equaled to level 9 wind. The transient wind was 30 meter per sec. (approx.
108 km/h.), which equaled to level 11 wind. The estimation position tomorrow (8th) 08:00 is at 22.5 Lat (N),
119.4 Lon (E), the 120 kilometers south of Penghu. The latest data indicated that the eye of the storm is
currently at south-west of Eluanbi and heading to the north. The typhoon radius has entered the Bashi Channel
and threatened the lands of Hengchun and south of Taiwan. The estimate warning areas included Bashi
Channel, seas of Pratas Island, Taiwan Strait and seas in south-east (included Lanyu, Green Island). Fishing
boats should take extra precaution. The possibility of heavy rainfall or torrential rain occurs in area south of
Chiayi and Hualian are raised today (7). Taitung and Pingtung have high possibility of district heavy rainfall
or torrential rain. Mountain areas north of midland have chances of district heavy rainfall as well and should
watch out for landslides and falling rocks, while preventing for flood in low-lying areas. For the effect of
circulating currents in the typhoon's periphery, Hengchun, west and east of Taiwan, shores in North Coast of
Keelung, Lanyu and Green Island will experience strong winds and the possibility of long wave occurrence.
The activities on or nearby the sea should be avoided.
2. Basic information of disaster (Data source: Central Weather Bureau)
Rainfall (Statistics from Jul. 6th, 00:00 to Jul. 7th, 08:00) (Unit: mm)
Regions
Rainfall (mm)
Nantian, Daren Township, Taitung County
125.0
Xuhai, Mudan Township, Pingtung County
87.0
Dawu, Dawu Township, Taitung County
82.5
3. Response
1. The establish situation of Disaster Respond Centers in countries (Data source: National Fire Agency)
Category
Established
Name of country(ies) or county(ies)
Country and county
4
Level 1: Kaoshiung City
Level 2: Yulin County, Tainan City, Pingtung
County
Harbor
3
Level 2: Taichung harbor, Hualiang harbor
2. Designation of warning areas (0 in low-lying areas, 8 in mountain areas, 1 in shores, 15 in river
basins and 0 in other areas and have issued 0 warning ticket and 0 fine ticket) (Data source: National
Fire Agency)
Category Designation
Low-lying
areas
Total
0
Pingtung
0
Mountain
areas
8
8
Shores
1
1
River
basins
15
15
Others
0
0
Issued warning Issued fine
ticket
ticket
0
0
0
0
3. Communication to hikers
Submit
Case
s
162
Cancelled after
advising
Person
s
1100
Case
s
124
Person
s
875
Communicated
Off the
mountain
Case Person
s
s
20
146
Safe house
Evacuated
Leaving
Case
s
5
Case
s
0
Case
s
12
Person
s
17
Person
s
0
Haven’t
responded
Person
s
58
Case
s
1
Person
s
4
(Note: “Haven’t responded” referred to the hikers in the mountain haven’t connected with personnel,
family or police for over 48 hours. The form is filed and reported by National Police Agency and
Construction and Planning Agency.)
4. The settling of Fishermen of Mainland China (Data source: Council of agriculture)
Time
Settled persons on the
Settled persons on the
Total
ship
ground
2015/07/06 20:00
1365
154
1519
4. Capacity of National Military
91 residence settlement camps in total (Data source: Ministry of National Defense)
Chart of residence settlement camps planned by National Military
Category
3rd Combat Area
5th Combat Area
4th Combat Area
(North)
(Central)
(South)
Camps
28
35
20
Total
91
2nd Combat area
(East)
8
5. Statistics of disaster
1. Casualty (Data source: National Fire Agency)
No casualty
2. Disaster of critical infrastructure (Data source: Ministry of Economy, NCC)
No disaster
3. Traffic (Data source: Ministry of Transportation and Communication)
(1) Suspension of airline
No.
Date/Time
Corporation
Route
Delay or
Note
Suspension
1
Dailyair
WanganSuspended
2015/07/07 11:35
Kaoshiung
(2) Suspension of shipping (Total 57 in 7 days)
1. 4 ships of Kinmen – Wutung are suspended. 2. 38 ships of Tungkang – Ryukyu are suspended.
3. 7 ships of Budai – Makung are suspended.
4. 1 ship of Kaoshiung – Makung is suspended.
5. 1 ship of Makung – Kaoshiung is suspended. 6. 6 ships of Taipei to Pingtan are suspended.
6. Response of national military supporting countries in disaster
Equipment of disaster response team (Data source: Ministry of National Defense)
(1st disaster response team is 3200 persons in total and departed after received the order in 10 mins. 2nd
disaster response team is 4800 persons in total and departed after received the order in3 hrs. The total
military force is 8000 in total)
Chart of disaster response teams of national military in Taiwan area
Category
3rd Combat Area
5th Combat Area
4th Combat Area
(North)
(Central)
(South)
st
1 disaster
800
800
800
response team
Total
3200
nd
2 disaster
1200
1200
1200
response team
Total
4800
2nd Combat area
(East)
800
1200