00:00Taiwan's spring rainy season is coming to an end, and parts of the West Coast have seen
00:05over 200mm of rainfall since a heavy rain warning was issued earlier this week.
00:12The deluge has filled the country's reservoirs with hundreds of millions of tons of water,
00:17bringing a much-needed boost to water supply in the South.
00:32Water officials say before this week's downpour, spring rains had been unseasonably sparse,
00:38leaving reservoirs at low levels. The agency is now building cross-city and county pipelines
00:43to supply water from one reservoir to another in need. Officials say over 520 million tons of
00:50water have already been transferred this way.
01:05Premier Djo-Rong Thai is urging the project to be sped up, so each region can be better prepared
01:10for continued summer rain.
01:12In this period, we have been looking at the water supply. The water supply and the water supply
01:26Water authorities say while the downpours have eased, light showers will continue for at least
01:31another week, with stable water supplies until at least September. Scott Huang and Irene Lin for
01:37Taiwan Plus.
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