Landslide caused by heavy rain hems in residents in New Taipei City's Xizhi District
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/06/24
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
(Photo by Xizhi District Office)
At 8 a.m. this morning as the Central Weather Bureau had issued a heavy rain advisory for 16 counties and cities in Taiwan, a landslide rushed across Xiushan Road before smashing into a nearby apartment building. Xiushan Road immediately became cut off from traffic in both directions.
A resident of the community, Chang Chin-hao (張錦豪), immediately alerted authorities, and the Xizhi District Office also dispatched crews and equipment to clear the road as soon as possible, reported UDN. Chen Chien-min (陳健民), director of the Xizhi District Office, told UDN that the machinery had been urgently dispatched to the scene to clear the road of dirt and rocks.
Initially, residents of the "European Federation" (歐洲聯邦) apartment complex were trapped in their building, completely unable to get out. Because earth and rocks were still falling as crews worked to clear debris, cars were not allowed to pass through. [FULL STORY]
