TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Water Resources Agency said Tuesday that recent rainfall from a Mei-Yu front has improved southern Taiwan’s water outlook from “not optimistic but stable” to “cautiously optimistic.”
The agency said that from 7 a.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Tuesday, the system brought about 217 million tonnes of water to reservoirs across Taiwan, per Liberty Times. It added that southern reservoirs are expected to gain about 77 million tonnes of water.
Agency spokesperson Wang I-feng (王藝峰) said southern Taiwan has received less than half its normal rainfall since entering the drought season in November 2025. He said the agency has managed water allocations to prevent drought warning signals from being triggered.
Wang said the outlook for southern Taiwan has turned “cautiously optimistic.”
Separately, Transportation Minister Chen Shih-kai (陳世凱) said Tuesday his ministry has mobilized in response to heavy rain forecasts, per ETtoday. He said several roads in mountainous parts of Kaohsiung have been closed as a precaution.
The Central Weather Administration warned that the Mei-Yu front, combined with southwesterly winds, could bring heavy rainfall across Taiwan through June 10.
Weather Forecast Center Deputy Director Wu Woan-hwa (伍婉華) said the system will continue affecting Taiwan for the rest of the week, per UDN. She said rainfall in northern Taiwan is expected to ease as the front moves south, but southern and eastern regions may still see heavy rain. A second wave of rainfall is expected from June 12 to June 15.
