Xiaolin (Chinese: 小林村; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiaolin; Tongyong Pinyin: Siaolin; Wade–Giles: Hsiao-Lin) is a village in Taiwan in the rural township of Jiaxian, Kaohsiung County (now part of Kaohsiung City). It is in a largely agricultural area and was destroyed by a mudslide during Typhoon Morakot in 2009.[1]
The village was hit by a catastrophic mudslide during Typhoon Morakot in August 2009.[2] The entire village was nearly razed to the ground by the mudslide and only one building still stood.[1] Over 600 residents are believed to have been buried alive, while 150 residents were transported to safety after the disaster.[1] It also made Typhoon Morakot become the deadliest typhoon hit Taiwan.
On January 15, 2011, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for Xiaolin No. 2 at a 5.81 ha (58,100 m3) plot of land where 120 permanent houses will be built for survivors of the mudslide.[3]
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