August 13: The weather finally begins to turn in the mountains, and the ROC Army sends a 452-man special forces team, following eight routes, into the hardest-hit areas, including Jiaxian, Taoyuan, Alishan, and Xinyi townships to conduct a blanket search-and-rescue mission.
8 月 13 日，山區天候終於好轉，國軍特種部隊 452 名，兵分 8 路挺進高雄甲仙、桃源及嘉義阿里山鄉、南投信義鄉等重災區，展開地毯式搜索救援。