Heavy rains over the past few days caused the Dajia River to swell, and the 14 hikers stranded in the mountainous area were successfully evacuated down the mountain yesterday. Meanwhile, 45 people in the Xinjiayang Tribe are located in a red alert zone for landslides, and over 100 others, including fruit farmers and workers tending sloped farmland nearby, are still trapped. The Heping District Office plans to deliver supplies, but efforts are ongoing due to the steep terrain and lack of a suitable landing pad.
Liu Mingzong, chief of the Huan Shan Police Station and the on-site commander, said that at 6:30 a.m., the group resumed their journey after regaining strength, and a second rescue team entered at 10 a.m. to assist. They met at the 16-kilometer mark at noon and together helped escort the hikers down the mountain. However, they encountered a landslide at the 3.5-kilometer point and requested an excavator to clear the way. By around 6 p.m., all had been safely evacuated.
Additionally, between kilometers 71 and 79 on Provincial Highway 8, the Central Cross-Island Highway, the road is blocked in both directions. Forty-five people in the Xinjiayang Tribe are in a red alert zone for landslides, and over 100 others, including fruit farmers and workers tending sloped farmland nearby, are still trapped. The Heping District Office plans to deliver supplies, but efforts are ongoing due to the steep terrain and lack of a suitable landing pad.
The Heping Fire Department received a call from the Tianlun Li Office reporting that a resident on the opposite bank of the Dongmao Stream was cut off by the surging waters and had been without food for two days. The department immediately delivered buns and other supplies along with hot meals, using a “cable lift” system to transport them across the river to the fruit farmer, hoping to temporarily alleviate the food crisis.
Heping District Chief Huang Yongsheng said that over 100 staff members at the Qing Shan Power Plant on the Central Cross-Island Highway are stranded due to road closures. Although they have sufficient food supplies and are safe for now, some workers wish to return home as soon as possible. They have applied for the National Search and Rescue Center to dispatch helicopters to evacuate them in batches, aiming to avoid further danger from approaching typhoons.