Xiaolin, Taiwan
Coordinates: 23°09′45″N 120°38′40″E / 23.162497°N 120.644388°E
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 landslide during Typhoon Morakot in 2009.
Typhoon Morakot brought more than 60% of the average rainfall (about 2440-3270 mm) and 85% of the total rainfall in 2009. This excessive rainfall from Typhoon Morakot resulted in a landslide to occur at 6:17 a.m.on August 9, 2009.
There are two parts of Siaolin Village, north and south. The north part is located at a lower elevation and was completely wiped out by the landslide while the south part was unaffected. Main sediment had only buried part of the village, but an artificial dam broke, burying the rest of it. The entire village was nearly razed to the ground, leaving one building standing.
Over 600 residents were believed to have been buried alive, while 150 residents were transported to safety after the disaster. Some people remained trapped several days after the disaster and was in urgent need for assistance.
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