Early summer usually marks the beginning of the thunderstorm season in the mountain areas of central Taiwan. And this year, rainfall was exceptionally heavy. Beginning in the middle of June, it rained hard and steadily for several days. Residents of Chiungchiao Keng, waiting for a sunny day, were worried.
入夏，中部山區照例進入雷陣雨時節，但是，今年的雨水似乎特別豐沛，從六月中開始，就連日下著大雨，讓盼望有個好日頭的芎蕉坑居民憂心不已。