Siaolin Village, Kaohsiung

Coordinates: 23°09′45″N 120°38′40″E / 23.162497°N 120.644388°E / 23.162497; 120.644388

Siaolin Village in Jiasian District
Remains of the village after Typhoon Morakot.

Siaolin Village (Chinese: 小林村; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiaolin; Tongyong Pinyin: Siaolin; Wade–Giles: Hsiao-Lin) is a village in the rural district of Jiasian, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It is in a largely agricultural area and was destroyed by a mudslide during Typhoon Morakot in 2009.[1]

Typhoon Morakot

The village was hit by a catastrophic mudflow during Typhoon Morakot in August 2009.[2] The entire village was nearly razed to the ground by the mudflow and only one building still stood.[1] Over 600 residents are believed to have been buried alive, while 150 residents were transported to safety after the disaster.[1] It also made Typhoon Morakot become the deadliest typhoon to hit Taiwan.

On January 15, 2011, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for Siaolin No. 2 at a 5.81 ha (58,100 m2) plot of land where 120 permanent houses will be built for survivors of the mudflow.[3] On 15 January 2012, the Xiaolin Village Memorial Park was opened to commemorate the victims.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "600 believed buried alive at Siaolin". 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Deadly mudslides strike across East Asia". CNN. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  3. ↑ "Ma launches New Cishan Bridge". Taipei Times. 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  1. ↑ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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