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Tai-Ex opening

The Tai-Ex opened down 67-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

46,189 on turnover of $10.9-billion N-T.






Downpours Cause Flooding in Tainan (10AM)

Authorities are warning residents to prepare for severe rainfall today and

Saturday, as strong winds and moisture from tropical storm Mekkhala trigger

torrential downpours across Taiwan.


From midnight to 8:00 a.m. today, Pingtung’s Wandan Township recorded a

maximum rainfall of 332 millimeters, while Tainan’s Guiren District logged

270 millimeters and Kaohsiung’s Xiaogang District saw 257 millimeters.


Flooding has been reported in several parts of Tainan, including the East,

Ren-de, and Yong-kang Districts, with water reaching up to waist-deep levels

in some areas.


Firefighters in the city are deploying inflatable boats to rescue trapped

residents and traffic is gridlocked (交通嚴重堵塞) around a major national highway

interchange.


The Taiwan Railway Corporation is also suspending services between Tainan's

Yongkang and Kaohsiung's Gangshan stations, after flooding along railway

tracks in southern Taiwan.


Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong warns that the combination of an

approaching weather front and tropical moisture will bring severe weather,

including lightning strikes, strong wind gusts, and sudden downpours, across

the entire island through Saturday.


(NS)




More School and Work Closures Amid Downpours (10AM)


Meanwhile…


The persistent heavy rains have triggered localized flooding across Hsinchu

County, prompting two local schools to call off classes today.


The Hsinchu County Government announced this morning that Xinpu Junior High

School in Xinpu Township will suspend classes for the entire day and Taoshan

Elementary School in mountainous Wufeng Township has canceled classes as

well.


Overall rainfall levels across Hsinchu have not yet reached the official

thresholds for a county-wide closure, but officials note that under

government regulations, individual agency heads and school principals are

fully authorized to cancel work and classes independently based on immediate,

localized (本地化的) safety conditions.


Schools and offices are already closed today in Tainan, Kaohsiung and

Pingtung due to the rain.


(NS)




SCOTUS Allows End to Legal Protections for Fleeing Migrants from Haiti Syria



From the US…..


The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end legal

protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and

Syria.


The decision Thursday blocks lower court orders and allows the Department of

Homeland Security to swiftly end temporary protected status.


That program protects a total of 1.3 million people from 17 countries, and

the move exposes hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation.


The administration had argued that Homela