In remote Yilan region, where the typhoon may initially hit property, heavy rainfall battered the countryside.
Work and school are suspended throughout Taiwan, with the roads of the investment Taipei nearly deserted during what is typically rush hour amid squally weather.
The transport department said nearly all local flights had been cancelled, along with 27 international airlines.
But, TSMC, the world’s largest agreement chipmaker and big Apple supplier, said it expected all its factories may preserve normal production during the typhoon, adding it had activated daily preparation procedures.
According to the wind leadership, some hilly areas of central and southern Taiwan are expected to experience up to 1,800mm of total rainfall during the storms.
Taiwan’s defense ministry stated that its forces were on standby to help with disaster relief.
The annual Han Kuang war activities have not been completely canceled due to the typhoon’s severe impact on this year’s monthly Han Kuang sports, which were scheduled on Wednesday morning on the Penghu territories in the Taiwan Strait.
Authorities halted work and classes on Wednesday as a result of heavy rain that came in from Gaemi and a south rainfall, and stock and foreign exchange trading was suspended.
Taiwan relies on typhoons to replenish dams after the usually cold winter months, especially for the southern region of the island, despite their high potential for destruction.