Typhoon Morakot
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Typhoon Morakot, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kiko, was the wettest and deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history. The eighth named storm and fourth typhoon of the 2009 Pacific typ
Morakot approaching Taiwan on August 7
Tropical Storm Morakot over eastern China on August 9
Flooding in the Philippines
Provincial Highway 16 collapsed, causing seven cars to be washed into the Zhuoshui River.
Siaolin Village
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Siaolin Village, also spelled Xiaolin Village, is a village in Jiasian District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is mostly agricultural and home to one of the largest communities of the Taivoan people.
Typhoon Morakot
…of rain triggered enormous mudflows and severe flooding throughout southern Taiwan. One landslide (and subsequent flood) destroyed the entire town of Siaolin, killing over 400 people. The slow-moving storm also caused widespread damage in China, leaving eight people dead and causing $1.4 billion (2009 USD…
Former site of Siaolin after the incident.
Taivoan festival held at the new elementary school.