In 1970, Kueishan Island was hit by a number of big typhoons. The entire population was cut off and had no food supplies for two weeks. And then in 1972, there was a huge fire that left 56 people homeless.
民國 59 年，龜山島因遭颱風多次侵襲，島上居民受困約兩星期幾乎斷糧；民國 61 年，島上又發生大火，有 56 人無家可歸。