Yilan County
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Oct 8, 2026
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A group of religious practitioners nearly caused an ecological disaster in Yilan.
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Dozens of worshipers gathered on the bank of Dongshan River to release captive animals to the wild to earn good luck and personal merit.
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The problem is they had gathered large amounts of animals from invasive species such as American bullfrogs, Chinese striped-neck turtles, and goldfish.
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By the time officials had arrived at the scene, the group had already released pond loaches into the river.
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Fortunately, they arrived in time to prevent the release of invasive bullfrogs, which reproduce rapidly and could have quickly destroyed the ecosystem.
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The Yilan County government may issue a fine of 90,000 to $450,000 where authorities investigate where the animals were procured.
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An inspector from the Alyang Gich Historic Trail was heading home on his scooter when he suddenly heard someone shout that seawater was flooding the stream.
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The stream level suddenly started to rise and flow backwards.
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After optimization, the race car will again take Taiwan's top engineering capabilities to the Formula SAE Australian circuit at the end of the year.
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While police prove they could catch a bird in Kaohsiung, firefighters in Yilan prove they could save a cat.
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A British shorthair that had just gotten spayed at the vet was so traumatized that she got her head stuck in a small lid of her carrier on the way home.
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In a panic, the owner rushed her beloved cat to the fire station for help.
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The northeast monsoon that chilled Taiwan this week will weaken on Thursday, October 8, as the National Day holiday approaches, sending temperatures higher, though northern and eastern Taiwan will still catch brief afternoon showers, according to the Central Weather Administration and weather forecasters.
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The north coast, Yilan and Hualien remain on the windward side with intermittent rain, while central and southern Taiwan stay mostly clear.
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Forecasters expect moisture to taper off through the long weekend, with rain concentrated north of Taoyuan on October 9th before a fresh northeast monsoon returns around October 14th.
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Taipei logged its coolest morning of the season this week, but daytime highs are set to rebound as the monsoon relaxes, Now, the markets.
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Chiang's campaign office said its staff was working around the clock to handle the flood, while a lawmaker warned that a surge of this scale could not have been generated by any marketing company.
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Next in local news, four people died in a fire at a building materials store in Yilan County after a series of explosions on Saturday.
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The wife and daughter of the owner called for emergency help as the blaze spread, but all four victims died at the scene.
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Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.
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Two shocking accidents in Yilan have been caught on camera.
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One of them happened in Jiaoxi, where a scooter rider almost became trapped under the wheels of a turning truck.
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The other was in Yilan City, where another scooter rider was sent flying into an irrigation ditch filled with water after colliding with a car.
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He was sent to the hospital with broken bones.
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Let's hear more.
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The Central Weather Administration says a northeast monsoon will push temperatures down, with central and northern Taiwan likely to see lows near nineteen degrees Celsius before October tenth.
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The north coast, Yilan, and Hualien are expected to face the heaviest showers.
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Friday and Saturday, October ninth and tenth should be the wettest days, with brief showers across Keelung's north coast, Yilan, Hualien, and greater Taipei.
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Conditions should dry out by Sunday.
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New Taipei logged the autumn's coldest morning low so far at nineteen point two degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
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The earthquake was centered some one hundred and thirty-six kilometers east of Hualien County Hall at a depth of thirteen kilometers.
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It was felt strongest in parts of Hualien, Yilan, Chiayi County, Changhua, and Yunlin, where it measured a two on the Weather Administration's intensity scale.
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According to the Weather Administration's Seismological Center, the quake was caused by the Philippine Sea plate moving beneath the Eurasian plate, and possible aftershocks could reach a magnitude of five.
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Israel has suspended all Flydubai flights and launched a multi-agency investigation involving Mossad, Shin Bet, and the military after a co-pilot on a Tel Aviv-bound flight allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the aircraft.
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Now the weather.
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The Central Weather Administration said two waves of northeast monsoon will arrive from October first, bringing brief showers to northern and eastern Taiwan and lowering daytime highs to twenty-eight to thirty degrees Celsius in the north and in Yilan and Hualien, where Yilan could see heavier rain.
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The south will stay warmer.
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Typhoon Surigae, the season's twenty-fifth storm, is weakening as it moves northeast south of Japan.
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The Central Weather Administration has issued a heat advisory for September twenty-ninth covering eleven counties and cities, including Taipei and New Taipei, where local highs may reach thirty-six degrees Celsius on the first working day after the mid-autumn holiday.
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Forecaster Tsai I-chi said a northeast monsoon will strengthen from October first, bringing brief showers to the Keelung North Coast, Yilan, and Hualien, and easing northern and eastern Taiwan highs to thirty to thirty-one degrees Celsius.
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Typhoon Surigae, this year's twenty-fifth, briefly strengthened to a strong typhoon before weakening back to a medium typhoon and is forecast to curve northeast toward Japan without affecting Taiwan.
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The agency also warned that an annual king tide through September thirtieth could cause coastal flooding from New Taipei to Changhua and in Penghu.
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This isn't any old fruit.
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It's a specialty red pomelo from Yilan's Dongshan Township.
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It's sweet and juicy.
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The red pomelo is not only delicate and juicy, but has a perfect balance of sour and sweet.
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supermarkets.
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We want to test the Singapore market and see if we can promote our seasonal fruits in a place that also has an ethnic Chinese population to provide greater income for our farmers.
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Singapore is strict with food safety rules, proving that Yilan's red pomelo can meet international standards.
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The county plans to help farmers keep strengthening their brand and export to more markets, becoming a source of pride for Taiwan.
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