Home Natural Events Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan

Skip to content. | Skip to navigation

Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan

These pictures show the Shiao Lin village, that was destroyed by a large landslide. In this village, at least 400 people were killed by the landslide. This is the single largest landslide catastrophe ever occurred in Taiwan. Information and photographs are courtesy of Dr. Chi Chung-Chi, Taiwan Central Geology Survey, Division of Environmental and Engineering Geology, Taiwan.

Shiao Lin village - Taiwan Shiao Lin village - Taiwan
Shiao Lin village - before Morakot Shiao Lin village - before Morakot
Shiao Lin village - after Morakot. Shiao Lin village - after Morakot.
Location Location Map
Shiao Lin village (小林村) - Taiwan
Document Actions
  • Requires 1024x768 screen resolution or higher