Siaolin Village, Kaohsiung
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Siaolin Village (Chinese: 小林村; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiaolin; Tongyong Pinyin: Siaolin; Wade–Giles: Hsiao-Lin) is a village in the rural district of Jiasian, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It is in a largely agricultural area and was destroyed by a mudslide during Typhoon Morakot in 2009.[1]
Typhoon Morakot
The village was hit by a catastrophic mudflow during Typhoon Morakot in August 2009.[2] The entire village was nearly razed to the ground by the mudflow 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 to hit Taiwan.
On January 15, 2011, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for Siaolin No. 2 at a 5.81 ha (58,100 m2) plot of land where 120 permanent houses will be built for survivors of the mudflow.[3] On 15 January 2012, the Xiaolin Village Memorial Park was opened to commemorate the victims.
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Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin[1] is the national standard, Tongyong Pinyin and older romanization is still commonly used in Kaohsiung.
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