00:01A powerful weather system dumped rain across Taiwan on Saturday,
00:05triggering widespread flooding in the country.
00:19Miaoli was worst hit, with rainfall triggering flooding and landslides.
00:30Transportation links have been affected, with railway services suspended after track foundations were washed out.
00:36Shuttle buses are being used to pick up the slack.
00:50Flights in central and southern Taiwan were also temporarily disrupted.
01:00The economy ministry says the rains delivered just over 95 million metric tons of water to the country's reservoirs,
01:08helping ease water shortages after a string of dry months in the country's west.
01:13More precipitation is expected Monday, as Taiwan moves closer to its spring rainy season,
01:18known locally as the Plum Rains.
01:20Leon Lien and Senni Chi for Taiwan Plus.
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