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Most offices, schools to stay closed Wednesday

High-speed rail to resume at 2 p.m. Wednesday

The Miaoli District Prosecutors Office after the passage of Typhoon Megi.

Most offices, schools to stay closed Wednesday

The Miaoli District Prosecutors Office after the passage of Typhoon Megi.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Most of Taiwan, including Taipei, Taichung and Tainan, were keeping their schools and offices closed for a second day Wednesday due to the onslaught of Typhoon Megi.
Several of the local executives in the area had come under fire from the public for only declaring the latter half of Tuesday a day off for students and office workers.
The Wednesday closures were announced for 17 cities and counties, with the south deciding first, and northern areas only following suit at 10 p.m. Tuesday. The island counties of Penghu, Kinmen and Lienchiang were also closing down.
The only areas which would have schools and offices open Wednesday were Hsinchu County - but not Hsinchu City - Miaoli, Nantou, and Hualien and Taitung with the exception of a handful of villages in mountainous areas.
Services on the high-speed rail line between the Taipei area and Kaohsiung would not resume until 2 p.m. Wednesday, the operator said.
The eye of the typhoon made landfall in Hualien County on the east coast at 2 p.m. Tuesday and was making its way across the island before moving into the Taiwan Straits during the night, according to Central Weather Bureau forecasts.
By 9 p.m., the eye was located 80 km southwest of Taichung and making its way west-northwest at a speed of 15 km per hour.