Wanli Creek river-channel red alert continues; Dawu–Jinlun trains delayed

00:29 Indigenous-area disaster brief

Information time: October 7, 2026, 00:29.

Official sources: Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency update on the Wanli Creek landslide-dammed lake, Hualien County Wanli Creek information page, Public Warning Platform, Central Weather Administration strong-wind advisory, CWA heavy-rain advisory, CWA severe-thunderstorm information, Water Resources Agency combined warnings, Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation slope-hazard dashboard, Taitung Airport daily flights, and Directorate-General of Personnel Administration.

Affected Indigenous areas and alert levels:

• Wanrong, Hualien—Wanli Creek: The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency's October 6 update says the landslide-dammed lake remains intact and is overflowing steadily. Forecast rainfall is below the warning threshold and downstream effects are limited to the river channel. However, stored water still presents a risk, so the Wanli Creek river channel and county-designated warning zone remain `barrier-lake / red`. The red scope applies only to the official river-zone boundary; it does not mean all of Wanrong Township or every settlement is red. Do not enter the embankment area, riverbed or designated warning zone.
• Dawu–Jinlun, Taitung: Taiwan Railways reported at 21:13 that an electrical-equipment problem between Dawu and Jinlun was delaying trains in both directions. This is `transport / watch`: a delay, not a suspension or red alert.
• Mudan, Pingtung; Beinan and Lanyu, Taitung: The CWA's 22:24 strong-wind advisory places these townships at `weather / watch / yellow` through October 7 at 23:00, not red. Tainan is no longer in the yellow scope.
• Water service: Engineering-related interruptions cover Songluo and Lunpi in Datong, Qingye in Sandimen, and Danlin, Wenle and Wangjia in Laiyi. These are `utility / watch`, not red.

Nationwide assessment:

• North: No heavy-rain advisory or active severe-thunderstorm information. A free-overflow notice for Baoshan Second Reservoir applies to Baoshan and Emei and is not extended to Indigenous townships. Wulai, Fuxing, Jianshi, Wufeng, Nanzhuang, Tai'an and lowland Indigenous areas remain under monitoring.
• Central: No heavy-rain advisory or active severe-thunderstorm information. A free-overflow notice for Liyutan Reservoir applies to Sanyi, Waipu, Dajia, Houli and Da'an and is not extended to Indigenous townships. Heping, Ren'ai, Xinyi and Alishan remain under monitoring.
• South: Mudan remains under a yellow wind watch. Qingye in Sandimen and Danlin, Wenle and Wangjia in Laiyi have water-service watches. Other southern Indigenous areas remain under monitoring. No level-one inundation, official flash-rise warning, slope red or yellow alert, road closure, evacuation, shelter, work/class suspension or school-specific closure was found.
• East: The Wanli Creek river channel and designated warning zone in Wanrong remain red. Dawu–Jinlun rail delays are transport / watch. Beinan and Lanyu remain under a yellow wind watch, while Songluo and Lunpi in Datong have a water-service watch. October 6 Taitung–Lanyu flight cancellations are not carried forward as an October 7 suspension finding; check the airport and airline for the new day's live schedule.

The slope-hazard dashboard shows zero debris-flow red alerts, zero debris-flow yellow alerts, zero large-scale-landslide red alerts and zero large-scale-landslide yellow alerts. Those counts are separate from the Forestry agency's red river-channel alert for the Wanli Creek landslide-dammed lake. The WRA shows no inundation or river-level warning. The DGPA's October 7 update at 00:12 reports no work or class suspension. No official Indigenous-area road or bridge closure, evacuation, shelter, school-specific closure or major agricultural-loss notice was found in this scan.

Recommended action: Follow the county's access-control boundary downstream of Wanli Creek and do not enter the embankment area or riverbed. Passengers using the Dawu–Jinlun rail corridor should check live train status before departure. In Mudan, Beinan and Lanyu, secure outdoor objects and watch for strong gusts. Villages affected by water-service work should store necessary water. Follow the latest official notices.