土石流 tǔshíliú mudslide; landslide 天災 tiānzāi natural disaster 午後雷陣雨 wǔhòu léizhènyǔ thundershower in the afternoon 泥沙 ní shā mud and sand; silt 沖刷 chōngshuā (rain) cause (mud, silt, stones..etc) to flow; (rain) wash away (mud, silt, stones..etc) 人為問題 rénwéi wèntí human-made problems 濫墾 làn kěn excessively cultivate; cultivating in areas where soil conservation should be maintained 濫伐 làn fá illegal logging; deforestation; to denude (forestry) 砍伐 kǎnfá to cut down (trees); to log 木頭 mùtou wood
莫蘭蒂颱風 Mò lán dì táifēng Typhoon Meranti 降雨 jiàngyǔ rain 清晨 qīngchén early morning 村長 cūnzhǎng village head; village chief 聲響 shēngxiǎng sound; noise 查看 chákàn to check; to have a look 崩塌 bēngtā (soil, rock etc) suddenly collapse/ tumble down 村落 cūnluò a rural (or village) community 衝 chōng to rush (toward) 村民 cūnmín villagers 即時 jíshí immediately 撤離 chèlí to evacuate 淹沒 yānmò to submerge (by water, mud, stones..)
戶 hù measure word for household 民宅 mínzhái residence 沖毀 chōng huǐ to destroy by rush of water 八八風災 Bābā fēngzāi August 8 typhoon disaster, the typhoon landed on August 8 颱風莫拉克 Táifēng mò lākè Typhoon Morakot 侵襲 qīnxí (lit. to invade and attack) here refers to typhoon hit/ affect/ make landfall Taiwan 山崩 shānbēng landslip 村莊 cūnzhuāng village 掩埋 yǎnmái to cover; to bury (by mud, stones…etc) 滅村 miè cūn exterminate the village 活埋 huómái to bury/to cover (alive) 逃離 táolí to run away; to escape 沖塌 chōng tā to wash away; to topple over (by rain/landslide…etc)
開墾 kāikěn to open up land (for farming/ construction… etc) 河床 héchuáng riverbed 開採 kāicǎi to mine 砂石 shā shí sand grains and gravel 盜採 dào cǎi to mine illegally 岩石 yánshí rock 掉落 diào luò to fall down (from mountains, high buildings..) 砸 zá to hit; to smash 疏散 shūsàn to scatter and to evacuate 避難 bìnàn to take refuge 配合 pèihé to work/to do things in coordination 指示 zhǐshì instructions