Source: Global Network
[ Global Network report] According to Taiwan's United Daily News on the 25th, heavy rainstorms in Yilan County, Taiwan caused a surge in the stream near the Qingshui Geothermal Park in Datong Township, causing campers and vehicles in the stream bed to be trapped. Currently, a total of 27 vehicles are trapped, and a total of 66 people are waiting for help in the stream bed.
reported that 24 started to rain continuously on the evening of the evening of the 324th, causing the mountain streams to surge and the rolling mud flow down. Early today (25th), people discovered that campers and vehicles were trapped in the stream bed opposite Qingshui Geothermal Park. After receiving the report, the Fire Department sent the First Brigade, Special Search Brigade, and Datong Detachment disaster relief vehicle team to rescue. There were 17 vehicles on the scene, a total of 43 people who had no time to escape. The rescue personnel used a loudspeaker to contact the trapped people on the other side. The other party said that they had camped on the other side, with sufficient food and water, and were safe and safe. They waited for the water to recede before evacuating.
reported that at 10:30, firefighters found a second place trapped by the stream at the scene. 10 vehicles and 23 people camped on the spot, but the water level was a certain distance from the camping place, and there was enough food and water, but people and cars could not get out for the time being.
reported that at the first place where 17 vehicles were trapped, a red vehicle wanted to rush out of the trapped area around 11 a.m., but was accidentally flooded by the stream when passing by. The people on the vehicle were lucky enough to escape. The car was currently stuck on the reef and could not move.
Other tourists saw that the rain was getting heavier and could not take risks. They could only wait on the spot. The Luodong Forest District Management Office of the Forestry Bureau, which is in charge, notified the firefighters to retreat to a high place and wait for the stream water to retreat. The firefighters were waiting for the stream water to retreat before trying to rescue them.
