AdvertisementAdvertisementEast AsiaA man rides a scooter amid heavy rain in Yilan, Taiwan, on Nov 11, 2025, as Typhoon Fung-Wong approaches. 9Photo: AFP/I-Hwa Cheng)12 Nov 2025 10:27AM (Updated: 12 Nov 2025 10:37AM) Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST TAIPEI: Taiwan evacuated more than 8,300 people ahead of Wednesday's (Nov 12) arrival of a much weakened Typhoon Fung-wong that brought heavy downpours to the mountainous east coast and unleashed floods that ran neck-high in places.Businesses and schools were shut in most southern areas of the island, with 51 people injured.Television images showed severe floods in parts of the largely rural eastern county of Yilan, with waters neck-deep as soldiers mounted rescue efforts for those stranded."The water came in so quickly," said fisherman Hung Chun-yi, who spent the night clearing mud from his home in the eastern harbour town of Suao, after its first floor was engulfed in waters 60cm deep."It rained so much, and so fast, the drainage couldn't take it."The fire department said about 8,300 people were moved from their homes to safer areas, mostly in Yilan and nearby Hualien, where a monsoon from the north swelled the rainfall with the unseasonably late typhoon.Yilan's town of Dongshan received 794mm of rain on Tuesday, weather officials said.Fung-wong is forecast to graze the far southern tip of Taiwan later on Wednesday before heading into the Pacific Ocean. It lost considerable strength after swirling through the Philippines to kill 18 people.A typhoon in September unleashed floods that killed 18 people in Hualien.The typhoon will not directly affect the northern city of Hsinchu, home to TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker.Philippines digs out from Typhoon Fung-wong as death toll climbsSource: Reuters/rlNewsletterWeek in ReviewSubscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in ReviewOur chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.NewsletterMorning BriefSubscribe to CNA’s Morning BriefAn automated curation of our top stories to start your day.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST