Heavy rain knocked down a street tree in downtown Kaohsiung, but city crews cleared it fast, so the disruption to drivers was brief.

• A tree fell at the Wufu 2nd Road and Wenheng Road intersection mid-morning, with branches blocking part of the road.
• City park crews removed it and reopened the road in under an hour.
• Kaohsiung is under a heavy rain warning, with work and classes cancelled for the day.
• Strong southwest winds and a low pressure band are dumping rain on Kaohsiung and Pingtung, and flood alerts are up across parts of Tainan and Kaohsiung.

Outlook: More rain is expected, so more trees may come down and flooding remains the bigger risk in southern Taiwan.