Source: World Wide Web
According to Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network," heavy rain "bombarded" the mountainous areas of Kaohsiung City under the influence of the southwest air current, and the instantaneous torrential rain caused a large-scale collapse of 18.5k and 18.2k vine branch forest road in Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung, which had been rebuilt for 12 years and opened to traffic in May this year, and the entire section of the road was washed away by soil and stones, and the roadbed was completely lost. According to the report, the shocking pictures taken by the local police made people look "shocking".
Screenshot of Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network" report
According to the report, when the local police patrol this morning, they found that the soil on the suspected slope of the Fujieda Forest Road was washed away by heavy rain, resulting in the complete collapse of 18.5k and 18.2, and the vehicles could not pass at present. According to statistics, from July 31 to August 8, the cumulative rainfall around the vine branches exceeded 1900 mm.
The Cane Branch Forest Road in Kaohsiung is interrupted and impassable
According to reports, as early as 2009, Kaohsiung Fujie Forest Road was caused by the "Morakot" wind disaster caused by serious road collapse, the park trail was damaged in many places, after rush repair until the past two years to stabilize, the DPP authorities allocated a large amount of money to rush repair, but the Fujie Forest Road 18k to 19k geological instability, rainy season soil and stones often loose, until the past 2 years to stabilize. The forest road that has been interrupted for nearly 12 years has finally been opened this year, and it was not expected to be opened to traffic in May, and the fateful vine branch forest road has collapsed again.
Taiwan's "Central News Agency" said that heavy rain in the mountainous areas of Kaohsiung, kaohsiung city water conservancy bureau said that Taoyuan District rained in 8 days, more than the average annual rainfall of Kaohsiung City, but so far there have been no major casualties. In view of the problem of road damage and closure, the Public Works Bureau will also speed up the repair speed.