October 23 closures expand across northern Taiwan; Datong's 44 debris-flow yellow alerts continue

00:23 update

Information time: October 23, 2026, 00:23. The national work/class closure page was updated at 23:59 on October 22, and the rural soil-and-water authority issued its third emergency-response report at 21:30.

Official sources: Directorate-General of Personnel Administration closure information, Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation disaster updates, latest debris-flow and large-scale-landslide alert report, Central Weather Administration warnings, Water Resources Agency flood alerts, Highway Bureau northern branch Highway 7 notice, Highway Bureau eastern branch road notices, and Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency Wanli Creek update.

Affected Indigenous areas and alert levels:

• North—expanded closures: Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County suspend work and classes for the full day on October 23. The expansion directly covers Wulai and Fuxing and also covers Jianshi, Wufeng and plains Indigenous communities. Miaoli's closure covers Nanzhuang and Tai'an. Status is `work-class / suspended`, not red.
• Central and south—closures: Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, Nantou, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung suspend work and classes. This covers Heping, Ren'ai, Xinyi, Alishan, Kaohsiung's three Indigenous districts, Pingtung's eight Indigenous townships and plains Indigenous communities.
• East—closures: Yilan and Hualien suspend work and classes, covering Datong, Nan'ao, Xiulin, Wanrong, Zhuoxi and plains Indigenous communities. Lanyu and Green Island in Taitung also suspend; no countywide suspension has been announced for the rest of Taitung.
• Datong, Yilan—yellow alerts: Forty-four debris-flow-prone streams in ten villages remain `debris-flow / yellow`. There are zero debris-flow red alerts and zero large-scale-landslide red or yellow alerts. Yellow requires evacuation preparation and compliance with local advisories; it must not be labelled red.
• Mountain roads: Highway 7 sections in Fuxing remain closed. Highway 7 and 7A sections serving Datong and Heping are scheduled to close at 10:00. Highway 8 from Guanyuan to Taroko in Xiulin remains closed all day, while relevant Suhua corridor sections close preventively. All are `transport / suspended`.
• Wanrong, Hualien—Wanli Creek: The channel and Hualien County-designated zone remain `barrier-lake / red`; red has not expanded to all of Wanrong Township.
• Flood and weather check: The Water Resources Agency lists no level-one flood alert. The Central Weather Administration overview lists no active heavy-rain advisory or thunderstorm immediate message.

Nationwide regional assessment:

• North: Wulai, Fuxing, Jianshi, Wufeng, Nanzhuang, Tai'an and plains Indigenous communities are affected by work/class suspensions. Highway 7 in Fuxing remains closed.
• Central: Heping, Ren'ai, Xinyi, Alishan and plains Indigenous communities suspend work and classes. Highway 7A and Alishan Forest Railway disruptions continue.
• South: Mountainous Tainan, Kaohsiung's three Indigenous districts, Pingtung's eight Indigenous townships and plains Indigenous communities suspend work and classes. No level-one flood or slope red alert was found.
• East: Datong's 44 streams remain yellow. Yilan, Hualien, Lanyu and Green Island suspend work and classes; multiple mountain highways remain closed. Wanli Creek's designated zone remains red.

Recommended action: Follow local-government closure notices. Datong's yellow-alert villages should complete evacuation preparations and comply with advisories. Do not enter debris-flow-prone streams, riverbeds, the Wanli Creek warning zone or closed mountain roads. Cancel or postpone mountain travel and check official road notices before departure. Official real-time notices take precedence.