Red Alert for Torrential Rain and Debris Flow in the High-Ping Indigenous Township: Watch for Rising Streams, Landslides, and Evacuation Orders in Pingtung and Kaohsiung Mountain Areas
Original Chinese title: 高屏原鄉豪雨土砂紅色警戒：屏東山區與高雄山區注意溪水暴漲、坍方與撤離指示
The High-Ping Indigenous township is under high alert for torrential rain and debris flow. Pingtung Sandimen, Maga, Taiwu, Laiyi, Chunri, Shizi, as well as Kaohsiung Taoyuan, Namaxia, Maolin mountain areas should watch for rising streams, landslides, road closures, and evacuation orders.
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# Red Alert for Torrential Rain and Debris Flow in the High-Ping Indigenous Township: Watch for Rising Streams, Landslides, and Evacuation Orders in Pingtung and Kaohsiung Mountain Areas
The Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation debris flow and large-scale collapse disaster prevention information network shows that torrential rain on 0625 has raised the debris flow alert level in Kaohsiung and Pingtung. Please watch for rising streams, landslides, rockfalls, road closures, stop-work/stop-class, and evacuation sheltering information in Sandimen, Maga, Taiwu, Laiyi, Chunri, Shizi of Pingtung, as well as Taoyuan, Namaxia, Maolin mountain areas of Kaohsiung.
Avoid entering stream beds, low-water bridges, industrial roads, and slope edges; if the township office, fire department, police, village office, or disaster response center issues an evacuation notice, please comply immediately. Elderly people living alone, chronic disease patients, pregnant women, and households with transportation difficulties should confirm evacuation and shelter routes first. Agricultural machinery, vehicles, cold-chain equipment, and agricultural processing equipment should be moved away from low-lying or streamside areas; do not risk harvesting, field patrols, or wading through water.
This fast update only organizes official public information and does not replace on-site command. All evacuation orders, road closures, sheltering arrangements, stop-work/stop-class, and traffic suspensions should be based on real-time announcements from central and local governments.
Official Sources
- Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation: Debris Flow and Large-Scale Collapse Disaster Prevention Information Network.
- Directorate-General of Personnel Administration: Natural Disaster Stop Work and School Situations.
- Central Weather Administration, Taiwan: Torrential (Heavy) Rain Special Report.
- Pingtung County Disaster Preparedness Integrated Platform.
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