Central News Agency (CNA, reporter Yang Shumin, Taipei, June 29) Due to recent heavy rainfall causing flooding in Taipei's Neihu District, the Taipei City Government stated today that this was caused by short-duration, intense rainfall. Yesterday, they strengthened water level monitoring, civil affairs system reporting, and pre-deployment of pumps to expedite the drainage of accumulated water. The outer circulation of Typhoon Mikala affected the area, leading to severe flooding in parts of Neihu on the 25th, which drew public attention. Taipei City Councilor You Shu-hui (Kuomintang) questioned the city government's response mechanism. Taipei City Councilor Lin Yen-feng (Democratic Progressive Party) stated that Taipei has encountered hourly rainfall exceeding 78.8 mm multiple times and has managed to control disaster situations under existing flood control dispatch mechanisms. The flooding in Neihu indicates a failure of the disaster prevention mechanism. The Taipei City Government's Public Works Department, Water Resources Engineering Office, said that the rainfall in Neihu this time was quite unusual, with extreme rainfall occurring simultaneously in the mountainous and flat areas. Of the top 10 rainfall monitoring stations in the city on the 25th, 7 were in Neihu. Multiple stations exceeded the drainage system's protection standard for hourly rainfall (78.8 mm per hour), causing flooding in areas that have rarely experienced it before. The Water Resources Office stated that a monitoring team was established at 8 a.m. on the 25th, with one mobile pumping unit and one rented mechanical pump unit on standby. At 10:40 a.m., the monitoring team was expanded, adding another mobile pumping unit. At 1 p.m., eight rented mechanical pump units were deployed and on standby. In anticipation of possible rainfall in the evening, by 4 p.m., pump units were pre-deployed at 37 locations prone to water accumulation. By 6 p.m., excavators were on standby at 9 locations for debris b