According to a report on the disaster prepared by a government official, "The coastal land in Lower Hukou and eight other nearby villages is at a very low elevation. Countless victims drowned when the flood waters rolled in."
在《台案彙錄》所收一本台灣風災情形會奏中記載：「近海之下湖等九庄地勢較低，當風雨洶濤之時，淪入大洋者，無從稽核。」