All good things, however, must come to an end. In 1963 Typhoon Gloria dumped record volumes of rain on Taiwan-more than 1000 millimeters per day was recorded in the upper part of the Danshui River-leaving Taipei City and parts of Taipei County under water for three days and more than 300 people dead or missing across the island.
好景不長的是，民國 52 年的葛樂禮颱風帶來空前絕後的豪大雨，淡水河上游單日雨量超過 1,000 公釐，使整個台北市、三重、蘆洲泡在水裡 3 天 3 夜，並造成全台三百多人死亡和失蹤的慘重災情。