tropical stormrèdài fēngbào热带风暴Mekkhala (storm name)Màikǎlā麦卡拉to strike / to hitxíjī袭击TaiwanTáiwān台湾andhé和JapanRìběn日本，causing / resulting inzàochéng造成serious / severeyánzhòng严重flood disaster / floodinghóngzāi洪灾。
tropical storm
rèdài fēngbào
热带风暴
Mekkhala (storm name)
Màikǎlā
麦卡拉
to strike / to hit
xíjī
袭击
Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
and
hé
和
Japan
Rìběn
日本
causing / resulting in
zàochéng
造成
serious / severe
yánzhòng
严重
flood disaster / flooding
hóngzāi
洪灾
tropical storm
rèdài fēngbào
热带风暴
Mekkhala (storm name)
Màikǎlā
麦卡拉
on / around
yú
于
June 26
6 yuè 26 rì
6月26日
struck / hit
xíjī
袭击
Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
and
hé
和
Japan
Rìběn
日本
causing
zàochéng
造成
serious / severe
yánzhòng
严重
flooding / flood disaster
hóngzāi
洪灾
Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
two people
liǎng rén
两人
died / were killed
sǐwáng
死亡
June 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM
tropical storm
rèdài fēngbào
热带风暴
Mekkhala (storm name)
Màikǎlā
麦卡拉
on / around
yú
于
June 26
6 yuè 26 rì
6月26日
to affect / to impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
southern
nánbù
南部
to bring
dài lái
带来
heavy rainfall / intense rain
qiáng jiàng yǔ
强降雨
and
hé
和
floods / floodwaters
hóngshuǐ
洪水
Tainan
Táinán
台南
Kaohsiung
Gāoxióng
高雄
and
hé
和
Pingtung
Píngdōng
屏东
three
sān gè
三个
regions / areas
dìqū
地区
more than / over
chāoguò
超过
5 million
500 wàn
500万
residents / inhabitants
jūmín
居民
were affected by
shòudào
受到
impact / effect
yǐngxiǎng
影响
Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
authorities
dāngjú
当局
to close / to shut down
guānbì
关闭
(completion particle)
le
了
local
dāngdì
当地
schools
xuéxiào
学校
and
hé
和
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
offices
bàngōngshì
办公室
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
two people
liǎng rén
两人
in / during
zài
在
flooding / flood disaster
hóngzāi
洪灾
in / amid
zhōng
中
died / were killed
sǐwáng
死亡
Tainan
Táinán
台南
a section of / a stretch of
yī duàn
一段
main / major
zhǔyào
主要
north-south
nánběi
南北
railway line
tiělùxiàn
铁路线
due to / because of
yīn
因
standing water / waterlogging
jīshuǐ
积水
and / thus
ér
而
suspended service / halted operations
tíng yùn
停运
in / at
zài
在
Japan
Rìběn
日本
storm
fēngbào
风暴
triggered / caused
yǐnfā
引发
heavy rainfall
qiáng jiàng yǔ
强降雨
and
hé
和
landslides
shāntǐ huápō
山体滑坡
risk / danger
fēngxiǎn
风险
2.2 million
220 wàn
220万
people
rén
人
received
shōudào
收到
evacuation
shūsàn
疏散
order / directive
lìng
令
Toyota
Fēngtián
丰田
in / at
zài
在
Kyushu
Jiǔzhōu
九州
(structural particle)
de
的
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
due to / because of
yīn
因
storm
fēngbào
风暴
to suspend / to halt
zàntíng
暂停
(completion particle)
le
了
production / manufacturing
shēngchǎn
生产
more than / over
chāoguò
超过
200 flights
200 bān
200班
flights
hángbān
航班
due to / because of
yīn
因
weather
tiānqì
天气
reasons / causes
yuányīn
原因
(passive marker)
bèi
被
cancelled / called off
qǔxiāo
取消
or
huò
或
delayed / postponed
yánwù
延误
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Lifestyle & CultureTropical Storm Mekkhala Strikes Taiwan and Japan Causing Severe Flooding
Tropical Storm Mekkhala struck Taiwan and Japan around June 26, causing severe flooding that killed at least two people in Taiwan and forced millions to evacuate across the region.
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