Typhoon Bavi is coming and Taiwan is prepping for its arrival
Typhoon Bavi is coming and Taiwan is prepping for its arrival
2026-07-07
With Typhoon Bavi looming, it doesn’t seem like anyone in Taiwan is underestimating the year’s strongest typhoon. Crops are getting harvested in advance, seaside swimming areas are bringing their things indoors, and even cities are clearing sewers and trimming trees while they still can. During the calm before the storm, all of Taiwan is preparing for the typhoon.
Even though good weather is still here, this farming family in Taitung are out in their fields, picking mangoes now so their fruits don’t end up being blown all over the place by the winds of Typhoon Bavi.
Mango farmer
Resigned to fate
The typhoon’s coming. We worry about the losses, so we’re picking the mangoes in a hurry. If we wait, they’ll be no good if they end up falling to the ground during the typhoon. Of course we’re worried, because this is our blood, sweat and tears.
Over in Hualien, rice is also getting harvested earlier than usual. This rice farmer has been working for two days already. This area’s done; nonetheless, behind him there’s much more waiting to be harvested. The rice hasn’t fully matured, but he’s collecting it earlier than normal because he’s worried about the typhoon destroying his crops.
-About how many hectares is it?
-Hard to count.
-I was working past midnight last night. I’m exhausted.
-So, a lot of farmers have asked you to help them harvest?
-That’s correct
This saltwater swimming spot on the Northeast Coast is getting ready for the winds and water of Typhoon Bavi. Ties are being undone so this lifeguard chair can be put in a safe place.
All the seaside tables, kayaks, and sun umbrellas have been moved indoors. Even squat toilets need sandbags to be placed on them in order to prevent flood water carrying in sand and rocks, which could lead to the pipes getting clogged up.
And don’t forget the jellyfish barrier nets needing to be pulled onto shore, because large waves could rip the nets.
Yin Te-cheng
Owner of swimming area
I’m thinking the waves along the Northeast Coast will surely start to get really big. The water will basically get really close to facilities along the coast, so, in general, everything is going to get put away, including tables and chairs as well as sunshades and shade nets like these. They all need to be stored away.
These workers in Keelung are clearing out sewers, scooping up palettes, and taking away bulky trash such as old wires; doing all this work to prevent sewers from getting clogged up is part of an effort to avoid another June-like flooding incident.
Trimming these roadside trees while they still can, workers in Taitung are also taking advantage of the good weather. It’s clear to see that all the cities and counties are doing their very best to take on this year’s strongest typhoon.
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強颱"巴威"逼近! 海水浴場收起陽傘 果農、稻農提前搶收
2026-07-07
強颱巴威颱風逼近，各縣市啟動防颱大作戰，忙著清溝、修剪樹木，東北角的海水域場，也把靠近海邊的陽傘、桌子，全部收起來，避免被風雨打壞，看天吃飯的農民，也很無奈，就怕心血泡湯，稻米還沒飽米，只能提前搶收。
台東果農全家總出動，趁著好天氣，搶收芒果，避免颱風一來，芒果掉滿地，心血全泡湯。
[[芒果果農]]
“颱風要來，怕會損失很多，要趕快採一採，不然颱風來掉下來就沒法撿了。當然擔心啊，是我們的心血。”
稻米也提前收割，花蓮這位稻農，已經忙了兩天，這裡收完，後面還有一堆，雖然稻米還沒飽米，但就怕被颱風打壞，只能提早收割。
-大概多少公頃?
-我也算不出來
-昨天割到12點多，超累
-很多農友請你幫他們收割?
-對啊
東北角的海水浴場，也動起來，解開繩子，把救生椅收起來。
靠近海邊的桌子、獨木舟，洋傘，全都搬到室內，還用沙包把馬桶堵起來，免得
大水帶來砂石，造成阻塞。
連海裡的水母網，也要拉上岸，避免被大浪打壞。
[[業者 尹德成]]
“應該東北角這邊它浪一定會變得很大。幾乎在靠近海邊的設施，幾乎全部會撤離，包括桌椅包括陽傘，包括這些遮陽網，全部會撤離的。”
基隆清潔人員，也忙著清溝，挖出棧版、廢電線等大型垃圾，免得水溝阻塞，淹水惡夢重演。
台東也趁著好天氣，趕快修剪路樹，面對今年最強颱風，各縣市不敢大意，展開防颱大作戰。
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