Yilan joins northern and central Indigenous-area closures on October 24; 145 slope yellow alerts remain

00:16 update

Information time: October 24, 2026, 00:16. The national work/class closure page was updated at 00:08; ARDSWC issued emergency-response report no. 9 at 21:30 on October 23.

Official sources: Directorate-General of Personnel Administration closure information, Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation disaster updates, Central Weather Administration warning overview, CWA heavy-rain advisory page, Highway Bureau eastern mountain-road notice, and Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency October 23 Wanli Creek monitoring.

Affected Indigenous areas and alert levels:

• Yilan added to work/class suspensions: Yilan meets the standard for suspending work and classes on October 24, directly covering Datong, Nan'ao and plains Indigenous communities. Status is `work-class / suspended`, not red.
• Northern and central suspensions continue: Wulai, Fuxing, Jianshi, Wufeng, Nanzhuang, Tai'an, Heping, Ren'ai, Xinyi and relevant plains Indigenous communities suspend work and classes on October 24.
• Other regions: Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Hualien and Taitung do not meet the October 24 suspension standard. Alishan, Kaohsiung's three Indigenous districts, Pingtung's eight Indigenous townships, Xiulin, Wanrong, Zhuoxi and Taitung's Indigenous areas must not be incorrectly listed as suspended.
• Slope yellow alerts continue: ARDSWC report no. 9 lists 145 debris-flow-prone streams at `debris-flow / yellow` and three large-scale-landslide sites at `large-landslide / yellow`. Both red-alert counts are zero; no yellow alert has been upgraded to red.
• Weather and existing controls: The CWA currently lists no heavy-rain advisory or thunderstorm immediate message. Existing mountain-road controls and the Wanli Creek designated warning zone remain subject to real-time Highway Bureau, forestry and local-government notices; the Wanli Creek warning must not be expanded to all of Wanrong Township.

Nationwide regional assessment:

• North: Wulai, Fuxing, Jianshi, Wufeng, Nanzhuang and Tai'an suspend work and classes. Debris-flow yellow alerts remain in Wulai, Fuxing, Jianshi and neighbouring Sanxia, with large-scale-landslide yellow alerts in Fuxing and Jianshi. No new red alert, level-one flood alert, thunderstorm message, evacuation or shelter notice was found.
• Central: Heping, Ren'ai and Xinyi suspend work and classes; Alishan does not meet the suspension standard. No slope-alert upgrade, level-one flood alert, thunderstorm message, evacuation or shelter notice was found in this scan.
• South: Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung do not meet the suspension standard. No slope-alert upgrade, level-one flood alert, road interruption, evacuation, shelter or new public-service disruption was found for the three Kaohsiung Indigenous districts, eight Pingtung Indigenous townships or Tainan mountain areas.
• East: Datong and Nan'ao suspend work and classes; Datong's 44 and Nan'ao's 13 debris-flow-prone streams remain yellow. Hualien and Taitung do not meet the suspension standard. No level-one flood alert, thunderstorm message or new evacuation or shelter notice was found; existing road and Wanli Creek controls continue according to official notices.

Recommended action: Yilan and northern and central Indigenous communities should adjust plans according to the October 24 suspension notices. Yellow-alert villages should maintain evacuation readiness and follow local-government advisories. Do not enter closed roads, debris-flow-prone streams, riverbeds or the Wanli Creek designated warning zone. Official real-time notices take precedence.