Days of extremely heavy rain have caused damage across Kaohsiung, forcing the city council to suspend its sittings and postponing the final policy report and general interpellation of Mayor Chen Chi-mai's term — a scheduling squeeze for both the city government and councillors.

• Kaohsiung declared two consecutive days off for the torrential rain, and all of the council's Monday and Tuesday proceedings were suspended.
• Chen Chi-mai had been scheduled to deliver his policy report on Monday, the last time he will take questions from the council during his term.
• The council held a Procedure Committee meeting this morning, with the full chamber to decide on a new date in the afternoon.
• This session coincides with several consecutive holidays, leaving few open slots for rescheduling, and the city government is still busy dealing with damage in various districts.

Outlook: The policy report may be pushed back to next week, and the current session will run until it closes at the end of October.