Name: 全英文聊時事｜Overflow in Hualien’s Landslide Dam｜花蓮堰塞湖溢流｜沉浸式英語聽力&口語訓練
Uploaded: 2025-09-29T11:34:00.000Z
Duration: 2 min 23 s
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Sunny, did you hear about the disaster in Hualien?

The landslide dam up in Ma'an Creek overflowed, and the flooding was devastating.

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Yeah, it was triggered first by Typhoon Huifa, which caused a huge landslide back in July.

That landslide created a massive barrier lake.

Then when heavy rain from Typhoon Cogasa hit in September, the dam overflowed.

The dam was about 200 meters tall, 2,300 meters wide, and it could hold up to 91 million cubic meters of water.

That's roughly the same as the entire Nanhua Reservoir.

And when it overflowed on September 23rd, the damage hit Guangfu Township the hardest.

The bridge on Provincial Highway 9 was destroyed, the Guangfu train station flooded, and thousands of households lost water and electricity.

Sadly, there were also many casualties and people missing.

And the scary part is, even though the water level has gone down, the landslide dam is still there.

Right, because landslide dams are very unstable.

Unlike engineered dams, they're just loose rocks and soil piled up.

Heavy rain can seep in and weaken them, and even aftershocks can trigger collapses.

And if that happens, the water could rush out all at once, creating a massive flood wave and landslide debris flow.

That would be catastrophic for downstream communities and infrastructure.

It could mean broken bridges, blocked roads, and farmland buried under mud, making rescue and rebuilding even harder.

So what this teaches us is that landslide dams are among the most dangerous natural hazards.

Service monitoring and emergency plans are essential.

At the end of the day, this tragedy reminds us that safety has to come first.

Infrastructure can be rebuilt, but lives cannot be replaced.

Our hearts go out to the people of Hualien.

May Taiwan stay strong through this, and may everyone stay safe.

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