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Southern Taiwan entered a fifth day of recurring heavy rain Monday, with coastal flooding in Kaohsiung, reduced transport services and continued landslide warnings.

Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung will suspend work and classes on Monday, Aug. 24, as heavy rain continues across southern Taiwan.

More than 50 millimeters fell at several southern weather stations Friday, while stronger southwest winds could bring heavier rain Saturday.

A yellow wind advisory is in effect Friday and Saturday for Kaohsiung and Pingtung, as well as several northern and eastern areas and offshore islands. Sustained winds could reach 39 kilometers per hour or more, with gusts exceeding 62 kilometers per hour. The outer circulation of Typhoon Noul (紅霞颱風) will bring prolonged rainfall to Hualien County, Taitung County, Kaohsiung City, and Pingtung County on July 24 and July 25, according to weather forecasters.

Strong winds swept across Kaohsiung from Monday afternoon into Tuesday, prompting some residents to compare the conditions to a typhoon. The Kaohsiung Weather Station said the winds were caused by the combined effects of a tropical disturbance over the South China Sea southwest of Taiwan and a Pacific high-pressure system to the east.

Parts of Kaohsiung were also under a yellow strong-wind alert, indicating the possibility of sustained winds of force 6 or gusts reaching force 8 or higher.

Bavi is forecast to pass near northeastern Taiwan before moving into waters north of the island. However, its large circulation was expected to bring wind and rain well beyond the storm’s projected path. CWA Forecast Center Director Lin Po-tung (林伯東) said rain would intensify in mountain areas as the storm approached.

Southern mountain districts could experience localized heavy rain, while stronger winds were expected in exposed coastal areas, including Tainan and the Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島).

One of the fatalities occurred in Kaohsiung’s Shanlin District (杉林區) on Thursday evening. Police said a 73-year-old woman surnamed Huang (黃) was swept away after falling into a drainage ditch while walking toward farmland with her husband. Her body was later recovered downstream.