25/09/2025
Typhoon Triggers Severe Flooding in Hualien’s Matai’an River Basin
Bridge Collapse and Widespread Inundation Reported
Heavy rainfall brought by the typhoon triggered the overflow of a landslide-dammed lake along the Matai’an River in Hualien on the afternoon of the 23rd. A massive torrent of water and debris surged downstream, destroying the Matai’an River Bridge and spilling over the embankments. Downstream Hakka townships, including Fenglin and Guangfu, reported widespread flooding. A gravel plant was nearly swallowed by the floodwaters, and even a military truck was swept away. The disaster zone has been left devastated.
花蓮馬太鞍溪堰塞湖因為颱風樺加沙帶來豪雨，23日下午發生壩頂溢流，大量水流及土砂迅速向下游移動，馬太鞍溪橋已被洪水沖至斷裂，水溢出堤防外，下游的客家鄉鎮鳳林鎮、光復鄉等地區，多處傳出淹水災情，有砂石場幾乎被大水吞噬，甚至連軍用卡車，也不敵大水被沖走，災區滿目瘡痍。
