The Tainan Canal, the Kaohsiung Cijin region, Pingtung Donggang, etc. have lately witnessed seawater backflow as a result of the "Super Blue Moon" and the typhoon. Some places saw knee-high flooding, which affected a lot of the first-floor businesses and residences as well.
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In several locations in the south, the super blue moon and the typhoon caused high tides and seawater backflow.Photo provided by the reader
Additionally, Yunlin's coastal regions, notably Boziliao Fishing Harbor and Taizi Village Fishing Port, were also impacted. The road was inundated by sea water that was higher than the fishing port.
The "hundred-year spring tide" is a result of the tides being impacted as the moon gets closer to the earth, according to the Taipei Astronomical Museum. Numerous counties and cities in the southern area have lately seen saltwater intrusion and road flooding in conjunction with the typhoon's periphery circulation.
In several locations in the south, the super blue moon and the typhoon caused high tides and seawater backflow.Photo reproduced from 謝名覲 Facebook
The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control urges people to thoroughly inspect their home environment after the typhoon and check on containers and other breeding sources inside and outside the home to lower the risk of dengue fever infection in the community as local dengue fever cases continue to rise in central and southern Taiwan.
