The Central Emergency Operation Center reported a total of 268 incidents, mostly concerning flooding and roadside trees, as the periphery of Tropical Storm Nesat battered the island with heavy rains on Sunday.
According to the center, 208 of those incidents were reported in the north and in Yilan.
Those incidents included a landslide at the entrance of the An-Tai Tunnel in Taipei's Neihu District, a landslide in New Taipei's Xi-Zhi District that resulted in the evacuation of 100 people from housing in the area.
The Ministry of Transport says landslides required the closure of sections of the Northern Cross-Island Highway, the Central Cross-Island Highway and the Southern Cross-Island Highway.
While the Council of Agriculture issued mud and landslide warnings for 69 areas in Taipei, New Taipei City, Yilan, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu and Hualien counties.
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