TAIPEI — Taiwan evacuated more than 3,000 people on Tuesday, issuing a land warning for the arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong, which is expected to dump large volumes of rain on its mountainous east coast, recently lashed by another typhoon.
The weakening Fung-wong is forecast to hit land on Wednesday on the island’s southwestern coast around the major port of Kaohsiung, after it killed 18 people while powering through the Philippines as a much stronger system.
“Fung-wong may have been downgraded to a weak typhoon, but we still cannot lower our guard,” Chen Chi-mai, the city’s mayor, told reporters.
A person holds an umbrella while walking as Typhoon Fung-wong approaches in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov. 11, 2025. REUTERS
A woman holds her umbrella amidst strong winds and rain as Typhoon Fung-wong approaches Taipei on Nov. 11. REUTERSOn his Facebook page, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te urged people to keep clear of the mountains, the coast and other potentially dangerous areas.
The transport ministry said 66, mostly domestic, flights were canceled on Tuesday.
“Fung-wong may have been downgraded to a weak typhoon, but we still cannot lower our guard,” Chen Chi-mai, the city’s mayor, told reporters.
On his Facebook page, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te urged people to keep clear of the mountains, the coast and other potentially dangerous areas.
The transport ministry said 66, mostly domestic, flights were canceled on Tuesday.
Fishing boats are anchored at the Shenao Fishing Port in anticipation of Typhoon Fung-wong, in New Taipei City on Nov. 10. AFP via Getty ImagesThe government, which has ordered evacuations in the town of Guangfu, the scene of those deadly floods, said 3,337 people in four counties and cities had been moved to safer areas.
Hualien closed schools and offices on Tuesday, as did the neighbouring county of Yilan.
The typhoon will not directly affect the northern city of Hsinchu, home to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chipmaker.
Most deaths in the Philippines were caused by landslides in its mountainous northern Cordilleras, senior civil defence official Raffy Alejandro told a briefing, with two people reported missing and 28 injured.
