New Barrier Lake on Matai’an Creek Bursts, Prompting Evacuation in Hualien County
Taipei: A newly formed barrier lake on Matai’an Creek in Hualien County is believed to have burst on Tuesday night, prompting the evacuation of nearly 100 residents downstream. The Hualien branch of the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency noted that around 9 p.m., a micro-seismograph detected water movement, indicating a