The China Post
Date: September 17, 2016
By: The China Post news staff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A lawmaker Friday blamed the Taitung government’s

Hong Yeh village in the mountains of Taitung is buried in rocks and mud on Friday, Sept. 16 in the wake of Typhoon Meranti that triggered a massive landslide there. No one was injured as its residents had been evacuated before the typhoon came. (CNA)

“overdevelopment” for a Typhoon Meranti-triggered landslide that buried much of a village famous for its role in the development of baseball in Taiwan.

Hong Yeh village in the mountains of the eastern county — whose elementary school baseball team made history in 1968 by beating its mighty Japanese competitor 7-0 — saw 30 to 40 of its houses completely or half buried in mud and rocks when heavy rains triggered a massive landslide early Thursday morning.

No one was injured in the disaster as the village’s residents had been evacuated before Meranti’s arrival.    [FULL  STORY]