Flooding still hasn't drained in parts of southern Taiwan, so Pingtung County has called off work and school for Aug. 25 in more than a dozen communities — disruptive for residents, but a sign officials are treating the water as still dangerous.

• Standing water in Wanhua village, Nanzhou township, has not receded, so it was added to the closure list late in the day.
• Eight mountain indigenous townships are shut, including Wutai, Sandimen, Majia and Mudan.
• Six villages in low-lying coastal towns — Donggang, Fangliao, Jiadong and Nanzhou — are also closed.
• Everywhere else in Pingtung stays on a normal schedule.

Outlook: More areas could be added if the water doesn't drain, and closures should lift as soon as it does.