Typhoon Sinlaku Disaster Responses Reports
Central emergency operation center 2nd
report
Data updated until September 13, 13:00 CST
I.
1.
Typhoon’s conidition or effect
Summary (Data source: Central Disasters Preventing and Responding
Agency)
The eye of typhoon Sinlaku was located approximately on the sea surface 110 km east-northeast of Hualien on today (September 13 at 12:00
CST. Typhoon Sinlaku is traveling with a speed of 7km-per-hour and with a direction turning from west-northwest to north-northwest. The
storm radius of Beaufort 7 is 250 km and Beaufort 10 is 100 km. The 13th typhoon is now located around northeast part of sea areas of Taiwan
and moving in a direction of west-northwest; strength of wind and amount of rain are increasing in all parts of Taiwan but the strength in the
typhoon center is expected to be decreased. Typhoon warning land regions is now including all regions in Taiwan (includes Green island and
Orchid island), Penghu, and Matsu, and all areas shall be alert and carefully prepare against the heavy rainfall and strong wind brought by the
entering typhoon. Ships and vessels travel around storm warming sea area, which includes southeastern, northeastern, and northern part of sea
around Taiwan and Taiwan Straight shall be extremely alerted with the potential damages from typhoon.
2.
Occurrence of extremely heavy rain and torrential rain are expected in north, northeastern, eastern, and central southern parts of Taiwan.
There is also an especially high chance of occurrence of regional extremely torrential rain in mountain region of Taiwan and while
southeastern part might have regional rainfall or extremely heavy rain occurred and please be aware of the potential damage caused by
typhoon. Residents in low-laying areas shall be aware of inundation of sea and flood during tide-rising period. In addition, the tide and
strength of wind might be dangerous and shall avoid doing activities around shore and sea areas.
II.
Data of Disaster (Data source: Central Weather Bureau)
A.
Cumulative Rainfall
(Data source: Central Weather Bureau)
(data collected from September 12, 00:00 CST to September 13, 12:00 CST) (unit: mm)
Area
Lala Mountain
Taoyuan county
Taiping Mountain
Yilan county
Shichosu Mountain
Hsinchu county
III.
Cumulative Rainfall
468
461
438
Response to Disaster
A. Numbers and levels of established Emergency Operation Center
(Data source: National Fire Agency, Ministry of Interior)
Numbers of
Emergency
Type
Operation
Center
Established
Location
Level 1: Taipei city, Kaohsiung city, Keelung city, Hsinchu city, Taichung city, Chiayi
city, Taipei county, Taoyuan county, Hsinchu county, Miaoli county, Taichung county,
Cities and
24
Chanhua county, Chiayi county, Kaohsiung county, Yilan county, Taitung county, Hualien
Counties
county, Tainan county, Nantou county, Yuenin county, Pintung county, Tainan city..
Level 2: Penhu county, Lienjian county
Harbors
4
Level 1: Keelung Harbor, Taichung Harbor, Hualien Harbor, and Kaohsiung Harbor
B. Alerting Areas Classification (National Fire Agency, Ministry of Interior)
Amount of Alerting Area classified
Law enforcement status
Number of
County/City
Number of citation
Low-laying area
Land area
Sea area
River area
warning notice
established
established
Kaohsiung
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
3
1
15
0
0
0
0
7
1
0
0
0
1
9
4
113
0
1
4
0
36
0
city
Keelung cit
y
Hsinchu cit
y
Taipei coun
ty
Taoyuan co
0
unty
Hsinchu
0
3
2
3
0
0
37
4
3
1
24
0
0
7
1
3
0
0
0
0
23
7
0
0
0
42
0
35
0
0
0
6
3
6
0
0
county
Miaoli
county
Taichung c
ounty
Chanhua co
unty
Nantou cou
nty
Chiayi coun
ty
Tainan cou
0
16
10
14
0
0
0
3
5
6
0
0
21
17
6
10
80
0
0
0
3
0
20
0
0
16
16
16
137
0
58
119
101
121
410
0
nty
Kaohsiung
county
Yilan count
y
Hualien cou
nty
Taitung cou
nty
Total
C. Mudflow and landslide Alerting Areas (Data source: Soil and Water Conservation Bureau of Council of Agriculture, Executive
Yuan)
Mudflow and landslide Alert Areas
Yellow Alert
Red Alert
Potential
Potential
Towns
Villages
around
around
the
the
Mudflow
County/City
Total
Potential
Towns
Villages
around
around
the
the
Mudflow
and
Mudflow
and
landslide
and
Status
landslide
potential
potential
rivers
landslide
potential
potential
rivers
rivers
rivers
rivers
rivers
rivers
(streams)
(streams)
(streams)
Taoyuan
8 additional red alert potential
15
1
7
8
1
3
23
county
landslide stream
Hsinchu
17 additional red alert
12
1
3
17
1
6
29
county
Total
potential landslide stream
27
2
10
25
2
9
52
Alert Classification:
Yellow Alert（Estimated rainfall is greater than potential mudflow and landslide torrent）：Local government should suggest local residents to
evacuate.
Red Alert Alert（Actual rainfall is greater than potential mudflow and landslide torrent）：Local government could enforce resident evacuation
depends on amount of local rainfall and actual local situation.
D. .Connection with Mountain-Climbing Travelers
(Data source: National Police Agency, Ministry of Interior)
Time
Mountain entering
applicants
Have left
mountain areas
Contacted
Have acquired
local shelters
Loss contact
Leaving
mountain areas
2008/09/13
12:00
Case
Amount of
people
Case
Amount
of people
Case
Amount
of
people
Case
Amount
of
people
Case
Amount of
people
256
1494
249
1466
7
28
0
0
0
0
(Note: The data of this chart is collected by department including Ministry of Education, Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry
of Interior, etc and is collated by National Police Agency, Ministry of Interior)
E. .Ensconced Fishing Faculties from Mainland China (Data source: Commission of Agriculture of Executive Yuan)
Time
Ensconced in the fishing
facility
Ensconced in coast settlement
depots
Total
2008/09/13
12:00
1083
1156
2239
F. Class and Work Cancellation status (Data source: National Fire Agency, Ministry of Interior)
21 Cities and counties that reached school and office cancellation standards for September 13 includes Keelung city, Taipei coty,
Taipei county, Taoyuan county, Hsinchu city, Hsinchu county, Miaoli county, Taichung city, Taichung county, Chanhua county,
Yuenlin county, Nantou county, Chiayi city, Chiayi county, Tainan city, Tainan county, Kaohsiung city, Kaohsiung county, Yilan
county, and Hualien county today (September 13)
IV. Evacuation and Refuge (Data source: Department of Civil Affairs and Department of Social Affairs of
Ministry of Interior)
A. Evacuation population (Data source: Civil Affair Office)
Amount of
Amount of people
City/County
Town/City
Location
Reasons
Evacuation time
Refuge
people
shall be evacuated
location
evacuated
Taoyuan
Tribe located on the Zeren
Fuhsin town
county
village 1st district
Village office
Mudslide
2008/09/13 07:00
8
8
of Zeren town
Stay in
Taoyuan
Riverside of Yishenyu inner
Fuhsin town
county
Mudslide
2008/09/13 07:00
4
4 relatives’
stream
house
House of
Taoyuan
Riverside of Kuchi river in
Fuhsin town
county
Mudslide
2008/09/13 07:00
6
6 Hsiayun
Hsiayun village
village leader
Total
.
-
-
-
-
18
18
-
IV . Damage Toll
A.
County/City Fatality(person)
Lost
contact(person)
Injury(person)
Note
Male resident (Chi-Yuen Lin, male, 21 years old)
was injured by falling fence located near an
Taoyuan
0
county
0
industrial route around Nankan exit in Ru-chu
1
county of Taoyuan county at 20:30 on Sept 12 and
was sent to Minshen hospital for emergency
assistant.
Total
0
0
1
B. Lifelines Damages (Data Source: Ministry of Economic Affairs and National Communication
Commission)
Repaired
Will be repaired
(household,
(household,
location)
location)
48597
39476
9121
110
60
50
53
53
0
Damaged
Affected
Item
locations
Electricity
Note
Telephone
(Base
station)
Telephone
(local
phone)
Traffic Conditions Damages
a. Transportation Damages and Repair (Data source: Ministry of Transportation and Communication)
Damaged (locations)
Repaired (locations)
Repairing (locations)
Highway
0
0
0
County road
3
1
2
Note
1.
Road blocked due to
mudslide at 26K
location on Tai
Line7A in Tatung
town of Yilan county
and repair process is
estimated to be done
at 12:00 CST on
September 15.
2.
Road blocked due to
mudslide at location
29K+200 on Tai
Line 6 and road
reopened is
estimated to be
12:00 CST on
September 13.
3.
Road blocked due
to mudslide at
location
48K+000~60K+000
on Tai Line 7 and
road reopened is
estimated to be
18:00 CST on
September 15
Country road
1
1
0
Road slide occurred at location
7K+800 on Cholin freeway
route 149B of Yunlin county
and had reopened at 10:00 on
September 13
Railroad
1
0
1
Railroad cable fell during
Tungxiao station and Hsinpu
station on sea route of Taiwan
railroad and now only
north-bound is opened to
Tunxiao station and south
bound to Hsinpu station.
Taiwan railroad company is
now repairing the damage and
is estimated to be done at
13:30 on September 13
b.
Railroad service cancellation status (Data source: Ministry of Transportation and Communication)
Road section
Canceled/Restarted train
Forest railroad (main line, Chushan line
Mainline 211 and 213 are stopped
and Shanmu Line) (09/13/2008)
1.
All trains in double directions were all stopped after 18:00.
2.
Local trains are stopped depending on weather situation.
South Link Line (09/13/2008)
Branch Line (NeyWan Line, ChiChi Line,
Trains are stopped depending on weather situation
and PinXi Line) (09/13/2008)
East Link Line (09/13/2008)
c.
1.
All trains in double directions were all stopped after 18:00.
2.
Local trains are stopped depending on weather situation.
Flight cancellation status (Data source: Ministry of Transportation and Communication)
Flight
Canceled flight
09/13/2008 All day
Flight from Taipei to Taitung and Kaohsiung to Huslien are all
cancelled
IV Others
1. Construction scaffold fell due to bold wind on 82 Fuchen Rd of Hualien city at
21:09 on September 12 and the construction company had started repairing
processes. Repair processes are estimated to be done at 00:35 CST on September
13.
2. Female resident in Yilan county (Yue-May Lin-Tsao, 57 years old) are blown to the
ground from 3rd floor according to currently released news at 10:45 on
September 13. After proven by emergency operating center, this resident fell
accidentally during preparation against typhoon and had been sent to Rodun
hospital and is now have no vital danger. This accident does not count as human
life damage for this typhoon by Yilan county emergency operating center.
3.
Two residents from Renai county (male, Funze Chang and female, Zenrun Chou)
were reported to be lost during mountain hiking at 15:45 on September 12 and
had been found ankle-sprained at 10:30 on September 13. This accident does not
count as human life damage for this typhoon by Nantou county emergency
operating center.
4. Vehicle of a resident (Chiyao Wu, male, 21 years old) bumped to the bridge fence
and fell under bridge in XueJia Town of Tainan County at 00:34 on September 13
due to drunken driving. This accident does not count as human life damage for
this typhoon by Tainan county emergency operating center because the accident
was not caused by typhoon.