Heavy rain has flooded central and southern Taiwan, and the two main parties are now fighting over whether the money spent on flood defenses was wasted.

• The KMT wants the government to release emergency funds now and publish a full accounting of flood-control spending within a month.
• Southern Taiwan got a flood-control budget four times the size of the Taipei region's, yet the area still flooded.
• The KMT says officials should resign if the same places keep flooding after promised projects are finished.
• The DPP says flooding is not a party issue and that no engineering can hold back five days of extreme rain.
• President Lai Ching-te toured drainage and flood-retention works in Kaohsiung and said the south still needs upgrades, while pushing back at criticism.

Outlook: Expect a month of pressure on the cabinet to produce a spending review and an upgrade plan for drainage, pumping stations, and flood basins.