Typhoon Mitag closed offices and schools in northern Taiwan on Monday. It also brought winds of 126 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 162 kilometers per hour.
The Shihmen Reservoir supplies hydroelectricity and water to more than three million households in northern Taiwan. The Central Weather Bureau said on Monday that since from 10:30am Monday morning, it has been releasing 360 cubic meters of water a second due to the typhoon.
The bureau said winds and rains will continue in northern and central Taiwan until Tuesday morning