Taiwan: Agricultural losses due to days of heavy rain reach NT$334 million

Taipei, Aug. 9 (CNA) Agricultural losses due to torrential rainfall across Taiwan in recent days had reached NT$334 million (US$12 million) as of Monday evening, with Kaohsiung city the worst hit, according to the Council of Agriculture (COA). Farmers in central and southern Taiwan sustained the heaviest crop and livestock losses and equipment damage caused by the rain which was brought by a tropical depression and seasonal winds that have battered Taiwan since Aug. 6, the COA said. Kaohsiung City suffered the greatest losses of any area in Taiwan, racking up NT$58.97 million in losses, or 18 percent of total losses, as of 5 p.m. Monday, COA data showed. Yunlin County was next with estimated losses of NT$54.18 million, or 16 percent of nationwide losses, while Nantou County, Chiayi County, Pingtung County, Tainan City and Changhua County, reported estimated losses of NT50.70 million, NT$45.18 million, NT$45.04 million, NT$41.04 million and NT$28.96 million, respectively. According ...