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Director： 陳文彬 Akira Chen

2016 │ TAIWAN │ Documentary │ OmeU │ 85min│

 

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Taiwan is situated in the West Pacific Ocean; its area is somewhere between the size of Belgium and the Netherlands. Plate tectonics formed its unique topography and geological conditions, which in turn shaped one of the most vibrant natural landscape in the world. In addition, Taiwan is located in the subtropical zone. The warm and humid climate, combined with varied landforms, resulting in a rich biodiversity. There are sixteen indigenous ethnic groups on this island. 

Due to the location of the island in the East Asian monsoon zone, coupled with other factors such as its steep terrain and geological conditions, Taiwan is subject to frequent natural disasters. Typhoons during the summer seasons, landslides caused by heavy rainfall, and the notoriously unpredictable earthquakes, just to name a few. The shortage of water in Taiwan had long been a problem, but it reached a head on the 7th August 2009. That night at 11 pm, Taiwan was hit by Typhoon Morakot. The weather station in Alishan had record 2467 mm of rainfall within 48 hours, which almost broke the world record (2467 mm). This natural disaster caused serious damage, especially in southern Taiwan. The incident is remembered as the Flood Eighty-Eight or Typhoon Morakot. 

During this disaster, Siaolin Village, located in the mountainous area of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, took the worst hit. The village was wiped out by landslides overnight. After August 8th, 2009, the survivors of this disaster can only view the homes they built in satellite maps or return to the locations where their living rooms used to be, close the eyes and visualize...

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台灣位於西太平洋，國土面積介於比利時與荷蘭之間。由於板塊運動的擠壓，造成了台灣地區特殊的地形與地質條件，進而形塑出比之於世界其他國家毫不遜色的自然地景。此外，位於亞熱帶，暖溼的氣候配合多變的地貌孕育了豐富的生物多樣性；原住民族群亦多達16族。
由於本島地理位置位於東亞季風帶，加上地形陡峭及地質條件等因素的影響，台灣的天然災害具有諸多不同的型態：夏天常襲擊臺灣的颱風、大量降雨所引發的土石流，以及難以預測的地震…等。2009年8月7日以前，全臺已長期缺水，莫拉克（Morakot）於8月7日晚間23:50侵襲臺灣，帶來豪大雨。阿里山氣象站所測得的48小時降雨量甚至逼近世界記錄（2467 mm），尤其造成南部地區嚴重災情。我們稱此事件「八八水災」或是「莫拉克風災」。
在此風災中，又屬坐落於南臺灣高雄山區的小林村受創最嚴重。2009/8/8之後，由磚瓦砌起的家園，僅能在衛星圖上被觀看，又或是於重返覆蓋住起居室的土地上，闔眼、想像。