A year after a sudden barrier lake collapse inundated Guangfu Township in eastern Taiwan, killing 19 people and destroying entire Indigenous villages, survivors are struggling to rebuild their lives. Relocated to interim housing kilometers away from their flood-damaged property, residents report high electricity bills connected to public meters while their original homes remain buried under two stories of mud. Along the southern banks of the Matai'an River, over 1.7 square kilometers of farmland suffers from poor soil conditions and destroyed irrigation intakes, leading officials to plan a flood control park rather than agricultural restoration. On Monday, affected villagers demonstrated in Taipei, calling for Cabinet transparency and official land buyouts.
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