Xiaolin, Taiwan
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Xiaolin is a village in Taiwan
in the rural township of Jiaxian, Kaohsiung County
(now part of Kaohsiung City
). It is in a largely agricultural area and was destroyed by a mudslide during Typhoon Morakot in 2009.
On January 15, 2011, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for Xiaolin No. 2 at a 5.81 ha (58,100 m³) plot of land where 120 permanent houses will be built for survivors of the mudslide.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
in the rural township of Jiaxian, Kaohsiung County
Kaohsiung County
Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan that enclosed but did not include Kaohsiung City. On December 25, 2010, the county merged with Kaohsiung City to form a single special municipality.- Administration :-External links:*...
(now part of Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...
). It is in a largely agricultural area and was destroyed by a mudslide during Typhoon Morakot in 2009.
Typhoon Morakot
The village was hit by a catastrophic mudslide during Typhoon Morakot in August 2009. The entire village was nearly razed to the ground by the mudslide and only one building still stood. Over 600 residents are believed to have been buried alive, while 150 residents were transported to safety after the disaster. It also made Typhoon Morakot become the deadliest typhoon hit Taiwan.On January 15, 2011, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for Xiaolin No. 2 at a 5.81 ha (58,100 m³) plot of land where 120 permanent houses will be built for survivors of the mudslide.
See also
- Hsiaolin mudslide
- Typhoon Morakot (2009)Typhoon Morakot (2009)Typhoon Morakot was the deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history. It formed early on August 2, 2009 as an unnamed tropical depression...
- Jiaxian, KaohsiungJiaxian, KaohsiungJiaxian is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Located far from the coast, the township is regarded as a gateway to Taiwan's Central Mountain Range....
- Natural disasterNatural disasterA natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard . It leads to financial, environmental or human losses...