Flooding worst Zhangtan village has homes that cannot be returned, volunteers cook hot food to warm people's hearts, pump failure intensifies disaster

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Chiayi County was the hardest hit by the 823 torrential rain. Dongshi Township near the sea was badly hit, affecting crops, fish fish and livestock farms. Zhangtan Village, at the southernmost end, was once flooded one story high and had to relocate the village. residents are currently living in nearby temples and are the only disaster area that has been "homeless" for six days. Residents still have lingering fears when they talk about the process of flooding. Many fishermen also remember the fish ponds and insist on going home to inspect the fish ponds during the day, except to sleep at night.

Zhangtan Village is located in the southernmost part of Dongshi Township, with nearly 300 households. 80% of them are engaged in aquaculture and fishing, raising milkfish, tilapia, Taiwan sea bream, white shrimp and grouper, as well as many mackerel farmers. Zhangtan Village is composed of two communities, Baishui Lake and Zhangtan. More than half of them are elderly people over the age of 50 or 60, making it difficult to move around. In the face of this major disaster, the residents United to save themselves. As soon as the residents of the higher Baishui Lake community heard that the palm pool next door was flooded, they immediately took the bamboo raft to the rescue and brought the elderly out quickly.

Local residents pointed out that the collapse of the dike and the failure of the pump were the biggest causes of flooding, and the direct approval pump should not be set at a high place, resulting in the inability to immediately pump water in low-lying areas, and the lack of maintenance of the pump. It was only when the flood occurred that the machine was found to be unable to operate and lost the opportunity for rescue.

Dongshi's crops have been "wiped out", and the water in the fields has not returned for six days. (photo source / "look at Tian Tian" Farm)

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