The monsoon season for Taiwan usually begins in mid-May. This year, on May 28 heavy rains created floods in northern and central Taiwan. Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli counties were the hardest hit.
今年台灣地區，從五月中旬開始進入梅雨季節，各地連日陰雨，到了五月廿八日，由於鋒面過境，台灣北部、中部連降豪雨，其中以桃園、新竹、苗栗三縣最為嚴重，降雨量高達二四七公釐，造成六七三間（是「間」，而不是「棟」。）