Wanli Creek river-zone red alert continues; Lanyu flights currently listed on time
Original Chinese title: 萬里溪河道紅色警戒續行，蘭嶼航班暫列準時
As of 04:12 on October 8, the red alert remains limited to the Wanli Creek river channel and county-designated warning zone, not all of Wanrong Township. Taitung Airport's 04:03 listing shows all 16 scheduled Taitung–Lanyu sectors currently on time; the previous day's full cancellation has not carried over, so transport returns to monitoring.
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04:12 update
Information time: October 8, 2026, 04:12.
Official sources: Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency update on the Wanli Creek landslide-dammed lake, Hualien County Wanli Creek information page, Taitung Airport daily flights, Central Weather Administration heavy-rain advisory, CWA land strong-wind advisory, Public Warning Platform, Water Resources Agency combined warnings, Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation slope-hazard dashboard, and Directorate-General of Personnel Administration work/class status.
Affected Indigenous areas and alert levels:
- Wanrong, Hualien—Wanli Creek: The Wanli Creek river channel and county-designated warning zone remain `barrier-lake / red`. The red level applies only to the official river-zone boundary; it does not mean all of Wanrong Township or every settlement is red. The Forestry agency's latest notice still says the dam is intact and overflowing steadily, but stored water remains a risk.
- Lanyu, Taitung: Taitung Airport's 04:03 listing shows Taitung–Lanyu sectors 7501, 7503, 7505, 7515, 7507, 7517, 7509 and 7511 and Lanyu–Taitung sectors 7502, 7504, 7506, 7516, 7508, 7518, 7510 and 7512 currently on time. The cancellation of all 16 sectors on October 7 has not carried over to today, so this returns to `transport / monitoring`. Flights may still change with weather; this is not red.
Nationwide assessment:
- North: No active heavy-rain or land strong-wind advisory. Wulai, Fuxing, Jianshi, Wufeng, Nanzhuang, Tai'an and lowland Indigenous areas remain under monitoring.
- Central: No active heavy-rain or land strong-wind advisory. Heping, Ren'ai, Xinyi and Alishan remain under monitoring.
- South: No new level-one inundation alert, slope red/yellow alert, Indigenous-area road closure, evacuation, shelter opening or major public-service change was found. Southern Indigenous areas remain under monitoring.
- East: The Wanli Creek river channel and designated warning zone in Wanrong remain red. All 16 scheduled Taitung–Lanyu sectors are currently listed on time, so transport returns to monitoring. Other eastern Indigenous areas remain under monitoring.
This scan found no new level-one inundation warning, river high-water or flash-rise warning, debris-flow or large-scale-landslide red/yellow alert, Indigenous-area road or bridge closure, evacuation, shelter opening, work/class suspension, school-specific closure or major agricultural-loss notice. The DGPA's 03:35 update reports no work or class suspension. The Wanli Creek river-zone red alert is issued under the Forestry agency and local-government system and is separate from the slope-hazard alert system.
Recommended action: Do not enter the Wanli Creek embankment area, riverbed or designated warning zone. Lanyu passengers should check live airport and airline information again before departure. Follow the latest official notices.
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This English translation is based on the Traditional Chinese emergency brief and official notices. It does not replace official notices.