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Reporter Hua Yunxi / Taipei Report
The Nantou Wujie Dam was automatically opened in the early morning of the 13th due to a gate failure and the water spilled without warning. As a result, five tourists who were camping in the lower line of the sky were swept away by the current, causing four deaths. Similar incidents also occurred in Japan in 1999. On August 13, 12 adults with 6 children, 18 people ran to the camp along the Genkura River in Kanagawa prefecture to play water and barbecue. However, the weather was unstable and they were repeatedly discouraged from leaving by the reservoir management staff, but they refused. However, due to weather factors, the flood must be discharged, 18 people were trapped in the river and 13 people died in the end, this incident is also known as the “Xuancangchuan flood incident”.
▲ There have also been incidents in Japan in which people camped on a river bed and were swept away without heeding advice. (Photo / Obtained from Cat House Shiki 100 Billion Youtube)
On August 13, 21 years ago, the day of the incident, 50 tents were camped on the river bed. At approximately 3:20 p.m. that day, patrol officers reminded the public that the water level was rising and implemented persuasion to move away. After 4:50 in the afternoon, Kanagawa Prefecture A special report of heavy rain was announced, at 7:35 that night the flood was announced, at 7:50 in the night the patrollers made the second tour, but they were rejected by people who were having fun.
▲ When people were persuaded to leave at first, they choked so as not to prevent us from having fun. (Photo / Obtained from Cat House Shiki 100 Billion Youtube)
At that time, the upstream reservoir was about to overflow due to heavy rains. If the flood is not leaking, the reservoir will collapse. So the flooding started at 8:20 p.m., but the water level was below the knee that night, and the group of people still hadn’t left, around 11 a.m. the next morning. After the flood broke out again, the group still refused to listen. The water level reached the chest. At this time, the rescue was too late. The river was very rough. The rescuers were helpless. 18 people were trapped in the river, just like the Bazhang River incident in Taiwan. The images of the trapped current were broadcast on television, before the Japanese media and the public.
▲ 18 people were finally washed away by the river torrent, 13 people died. (Photo / Obtained from Cat House Shiki 100 Billion Youtube)
Due to the overwhelming pressure of the water, although 18 people were grouped together, they were no match for the forces of nature. In this way, the eyes were swept away by the water and only 5 people were rescued. Among them, the youngest who died included a 1-year-old baby and the bodies of 13 people up to 8 years ago. On the 29th, they were all found by the search and rescue team. The campers who refused to listen were convicted, but people also questioned whether the government should use public power to expel people, and the government’s slow rescue efforts also became the focus of discussion at the time.
▼ The full screen of the Genkuragawa incident. (The video is embedded from Youtube)
