TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Typhoon Gaemi is causing a second consecutive day of work and class cancellations for Thursday (July 25), the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration (DGPA) said.

Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, and Taoyuan waited until 8 p.m. to announce their decision to remain closed, per CNA. The central Taiwan regions of Taichung, Miaoli, Changhua, Yunlin, and Nantou were first to announce a second day of closures.

They were followed by Chiayi City, Chiayi County, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung in the south. Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County in the north, Yilan, Hualien, and Taitung on the east coast. The island counties of Penghu and Lienchiang also decided to cancel work and classes on Thursday.

The outlying island county of Kinmen, the only part of Taiwan where offices and schools were still open Wednesday (July 24), decided on a shutdown for Thursday as the typhoon was on course to cross the Taiwan Strait during the day.

The DGPA constantly updates changes for the closures here. Several city and county leaders came under fire for changing their minds, first announcing work and classes as normal for Wednesday before canceling them just hours later.