The first typhoon to strike Taiwan this year, Typhoon Mindulle, swept in from the southwest at the start of July, bringing with it torrential rains and powerful winds and causing massive landslides and coastal flooding. Once again, having been through the disasters of the 921 earthquake of 1999 and 2001's Typhoons Toraji and Nari, the people of central Taiwan faced the hardship of losing livelihoods and loved ones.
今年第一個登陸台灣的敏督利颱風，挾帶超強西南氣流，帶來傾盆而下的暴雨、強風，引發驚人土石流及海水倒灌，讓甫自五年前九二一震災，三年前桃芝、納莉風災走出來的中部居民，再一次遭受家園破毀、親人離散的苦難。