Typhoon fails to quench reservoirs in nation's south - TW

Typhoon Conson failed to bring rain for much of the parched south of the country as had been expected, as the typhoon slowly veered away from Taiwan on Wednesday, the Water Resources Agency said yesterday.

The agency, under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, was hoping the typhoon would bring precipitation to the Tainan and Chiayi regions, but since the typhoon did not make landfall on the west coast as had been forecast, reservoirs in the south were barely affected.

Reservoirs in the area still face serious water shortages, officials at the agency said.

The Tsengwen Reservoir in Tainan County and the nearby Wushantou Reservoir currently hold a combined 45 million tonnes of water, while the Nanhua Reservoir holds 47 million tonnes.

Normal civic and industrial use is expected to use 92 million tonnes of water over the next two months, Wu said, adding there isn't enough water for irrigating rice paddies.

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Just from the time I've been visiting this area it has turned from tropics to desert. I sure hope another typhoon hits! http://darkerxdarker.tripod.com/typhoon.htm