Browsing: Kaohsiung

A Kaohsiung-based influencer said police are reviewing surveillance footage after a driver nearly struck him in a crosswalk and left the scene.

Kaohsiung retail workers raised safety concerns after major department stores remained open during the city’s second consecutive heavy-rain closure.

A telecom fault sent a Jiasian landslide warning beyond its intended area as heavy rain closed mountain roads in Kaohsiung.

Ko Chih-en toured pumping stations and flooded neighborhoods as prolonged rainfall strained drainage systems across Kaohsiung.

Heavy rain flooded roads across Kaohsiung, caused five reported motorcycle crashes in Nanzih and prompted the closure of a section of Provincial Highway 27.

Investigators traced metal waste involved in explosions that injured 15 people in Tainan to a Kaohsiung-registered company whose owner is reportedly wanted in a separate fraud case.

Three members of a Kaohsiung family became ill after eating unidentified wild mushrooms given to them by a friend. One person was admitted to hospital, while health officials said green-spored parasol poisoning was suspected.

Heavy rain flooded roads across Kaohsiung on Saturday, with several districts recording more than 200 mm within 24 hours. Flooding disrupted traffic in Niaosong, Daliao and other parts of the city.