ROADS ON NORTH COAST CUT OFF BY DOWNPOUR|暴雨強襲北台 北海岸多處交通中斷

The southwesterly airstream and a weather front brought extreme torrential rain to Keelung and the north coast starting in the early morning of June 2. The New Taipei districts of Jinshan, Wanli, Shimen, and Sanzhi all experienced over 400 milliliters of rain in an 8-hour period. Many roads were cut off as drainage systems were overwhelmed by the downpour. The government of New Taipei City closed schools and offices in the districts of Shimen, Jinshan, Wanli, Sanzhi, Tamsui, and Bali. Continued heavy rain since the early morning of the 2nd alarmed residents along the northern coast of New Taipei City, as homes became inundated with water from overwhelmed drainage systems. Even short shopping trips became challenges. Residents said this was the worst rain in over a decade. ==RESIDENT== Our furniture, our appliances, all became waterlogged. ==RESIDENT== It was very dangerous. The water came, and I tried to get away, but the water was up to my ankles. Why wasn't the government doing something? Parts of Highway 2 were blocked by rock slides, leading to lane closures. Many cars tried to drive across the floodwaters in closed patches of the road, and rescuers were stretched thin in responding. The government of New Taipei City closed schools and offices in Shimen, Jinshan, Sanzhi, Tamsui, Wanli, and Bali, but teachers still went to work to start cleanup efforts. ==MS. HSIEH Teacher, Dapeng Elem. School, Wanli District, New Taipei City== The river swelled and flooded our offices. If work isn't canceled tomorrow, we'll have to clean it up today. It's very sweaty work. Teachers also had to take care of students who had already arrived but could not be picked up by their parents. ==TAI YUN-CHING Principal, Jinshan Elem. School, Jinshan Dist., New Taipei City== We had teachers contact parents. If they can pick them up, then they should come. Otherwise, school will let out at 12. If the parents still can't come by then, we can keep them here at school. Typhoon-level rains left scenes of devastation in its wake. The floodwaters receded after noon and roads became passable again, but now the government and the public must start working on cleanup. Translated by JOHN CHEN 受到西南氣流及鋒面影響，今天凌晨開始，基隆北海岸開始降下超大豪雨，金山、萬里、石門和三芝等地，雨量在8小時內下超過400毫米，多處路面因為排水不及，導致交通中斷，新北市政府宣布石門、金山、萬里，三芝，淡水跟八里區今天停止上班上課。 從凌晨開始的大雨下不停，讓新北市北海岸的居民好驚慌，因為排水不及，水都直接淹到家中，買個生活用品，回家的路都變得好艱辛，附近住戶表示，這是十多年來最嚴重的一次。 ==當地居民== 家具啦 還有電器家具通通泡湯 ==當地居民== 危險啊 水都到這邊來 想說要來避難 但是水太深都到腳踝 政府怎麼都沒有出來救人 因為這場超大豪雨，台二線大面積坍方，封閉往金山方向車道，而多處路段也只能單線雙向通行，許多轎車冒險涉水，企圖穿越已經中斷的道路，讓消防人員疲於奔命，新北市府上午十點半後陸續宣布，石門、金山、三芝、淡水、萬里、八里區停班停課，學校老師照常到校、忙著打掃凌亂的校園。 ==新北萬里區大鵬國小 謝老師== 就溪水暴漲啊 就淹到辦公室這樣子 如果明天的話 沒有停班的話 就是要把它清掉 現在滿身大汗 已經到校的學生，家長因為交通中斷不便來接送，先由學校安排老師照顧。 ==新北金山區金山國小校長 戴雲卿== 請各個老師們打電話 給孩子的家長 那如果能夠帶的就過來帶 否則的話 如果學校的話 是統一在十二點放學 那沒有辦法帶的話 我們就留在學校 形同颱風等級的暴雨來襲，北海岸降下又急又快的大雨，陸續造成災情，中午過後，雨漸歇、水慢慢退，道路交通逐段恢復，接下來，民眾和相關單位，得著手進行清理與復原。 記者 朱鳳治 吳其昌 新北報導