Guangfu evacuated again after 2nd barrier lake forms and overflows

Guangfu evacuated again after 2nd barrier lake forms and overflows

2025-11-13

And problems with barrier lake overflows continue to plague Guangfu in Hualien. The area around the Matai’an Creek has been on red alert for an overflow for several days. The alert had originally been scheduled to be lifted at 7 a.m. on Thursday, but it wasn’t, due to a collapse at original barrier lake that caused the formation of a second one 300m downstream. The new lake holds about 300,000 tons of water, making it much smaller than the 900,000-ton lake upstream.

The smaller lake had been expected to overflow at 4 in the afternoon, but it ended up bursting a little earlier, at 1:30 p.m. The Guangfu Township office broadcast warnings urging residents to evacuate to shelters. The Forest and Nature Conservation Agency has also dispatched three teams and a helicopter to the area to monitor the situation.

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馬太鞍溪"新堰塞湖"提早溢流光復鄉居民緊急撤離

2025-11-13

花蓮馬太鞍溪堰塞湖，原本今天(13)早上7點要解除紅色警戒，但凌晨因右岸土石崩塌，堰塞湖溢流口下方300公尺處，又出現新的堰塞湖，水量約30萬噸，和上頭舊的堰塞湖蓄水量達90.4萬噸相比，規模小了不少。

原本預計下午4點溢流，卻提早到下午1點30分，光復鄉公所也緊急在車站廣播，要鄉親盡速到收容所避難。林保署則派出3組人員及直升機，隨時監測新堰塞湖動向，只是對光復災民來說，一波未平一波又起。

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Editors, academics, and publishers from around the world gather at this international forum hosted by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature to share their professional experiences. The forum included a workshop on translating Taiwanese literature, organized in partnership with the British Centre for Literary Translation, which welcomed 20 passionate young translators.

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We hope that through this kind of international forum, the 20 emerging translators selected to participate will gain the momentum they need to bring Taiwanese literature to the world.

The first part of the forum was hosted by Singaporean writer and translator Jeremy Tiang and featured talks from Korean translator Kim Tae-sung, Japanese translator Uozumi Etsuko, and Polish sinologist Maciej Artur Gaca. They discussed the challenges and triumphs of promoting Taiwanese literature in their respective national markets.

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Attentively listening to her colleague’s report with sparkling eyes and a sweet smile, this is the manager of the Chunghwa Post Office on Yilan’s Xihou Street, Lee Chia-wen. She’s always working hard, but never seems to forget her smile, which many people have said reminds them of a certain celebrity.

Lee has been praised by her colleagues for looking like the Korean actress and singer Jang Na-ra. They say that especially when she smiles, their eyes look almost exactly the same.

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She’s very cute and very beautiful. She really looks like Jang Na-ra.

Lee is 37 years old and married with two children. She studied finance and banking at university. Drawn by the Chunghwa Post Office’s warm environment, she passed the special examination to work there even before graduating. She’s been there for 15 years now. During that time, she’s earned a reputation for her work ethic and creativity.

These adorable phone stands, mousepads, containers, and buttons featuring the post office mascot Popoman were all designed by Lee.

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When we worked at different offices, I bought some products she designed and thought they were really practical. They’re great for putting on children’s bookbags. Even though I didn’t know her at the time, I thought her products were really appealing.

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Add the ground pistachios, flour, and salt. Finally, it’s time to bake for 18 minutes.

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After I graduated, I start to work at a coffee shop and I also learned lessons outside or studied books, and videos on YouTube or another place. I found that I was interested in coffee and I wanted to create my coffee shop. So I decided to open my coffee shop.

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