KAOHSIUNG'S TAUYUAN HAS ACCUMULATED RAINFALL OF 1,337 MM IN 3 DAYS, MOST IN TAIWAN|桃源累積雨量冠全台 勤和部落10民宅沖毀

Days of torrential rain has caused disasters across Taiwan, and in Kaohsiung's Tauyuan District, the area received a cumulative precipitation of 1,337 millimeters, the highest in Taiwan. Other areas affected in Kaohsiung include an indigenous tribe near the Laonong Creek, and some Liouguei District residents took precautionary evacuation, no injury was reported. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu was about to leave from an inspection tour at Tauyuan mountain area, a local resident shouted at her. ==RESIDENT== Mayor, aren't you going to see our borough residents? Residents are waiting for you over there. (Yes, yes, she will) District representative tried to pacify borough residents. Days of torrential rain caused serious damages to many homes, and borough residents were anxious to meet the mayor. Rising water level at Lao-nong Creek, ten houses were washed away; another two houses in Liouguei also were damaged with exposed foundations. ==CHANG TEC-CHENG Resident, Chin-ho Borough== As now, it continues being washed away, maybe more than four houses. Possibly the houses would fall down. ==HSIEH YING-HSIUNG Executive, Tauyuan District== We first evacuate and settle the residents of Chin-ho Borough to our evacuation center. If heavy rain continues, then the whole Chin-ho Borough is in danger. According to TaiPower Company, nearly 400 households in Kaohsiung had a power outage. The cumulative precipitation of Tauyuan District, the Central Weather Bureau announced, was 1,337 millimeters for the past three days, the highest in Taiwan. ==CHEN CHU Kaohsiung Mayor== We are to discuss with the 7th River Management Office and the central government. Then how do we assist local resident? We will soon implement necessary measures. At the 92nd kilometer point of Provincial Highway 20, road foundation has been gradually washed away, the Directorate General of Highways has placed concrete blocks as an emergency measure. As to the Provincial Highway 29 at Namahsia District, eight road foundations were lost, but local residents use an alternative route for ins and outs. TRANSLATED BY: ANTHONY LIN 連日大雨為高雄桃源山區帶來驚人雨量！其中南天池觀測站連續三天累積雨量達到1337毫米、全台最多，而今天凌晨，緊鄰荖濃溪的勤和部落，因溪水暴漲，不斷掏空地基，造成10戶民宅被沖毀。另外六龜區也有2戶民宅遭殃，幸好居民已預防性撤離沒人受傷。 上午就來到高雄桃源山區勘災，市長陳菊才走完第1個行程準備上車，就被當地居民嗆聲。 ==當地住戶== 市長 妳不去看我們里民嗎 我們里民都在那邊等妳耶 區代表幫忙安撫里民情緒，而居民焦急，非得要見上市長一面，是因為連日大雨真的重創了家園。 荖濃溪溪水暴漲，桃源區勤和部落，緊鄰河床的民宅，有10戶被沖毀，而六龜區荖濃里，也有2戶民宅，因地基掏空而毀損。 ==勤和部落居民 張德政== 照目前的情況來講 一直被掏空 被掏空 可能會超過4戶以上 被沖刷 然後這個房子會掉落 ==桃源區長 謝英雄== 勤和里這個里民 先把他們安置 帶走 到我們避難中心 如果持續下大雨 我們整個勤和 這個就是是岌岌可危 台電統計，高雄近400戶停電。桃源區這幾天來雨勢驚人，根據氣象局統計，3天累積雨量達到1337毫米，居全台之冠。 ==高雄市長 陳菊== 跟第7河川局然後跟中央(討論) 接下來要怎麼樣來協助(居民) 我想我們都會很快來進行 除了民宅被沖毀，台20線92公里處路基掏空，也越來越嚴重，公路局已經先放置消波塊阻擋、避免惡化，不過目前桃源區對外交通，還是中斷，而那瑪夏區台29線，也有8處地基流失封路，不過當地還有其他替代道路，居民還能勉強出入。 記者 王柔婷 陳顯坤 高雄報導