by David Mayer) Since the Chichi earthquake last September 21, frequent aftershocks and heavy rains have caused numerous landslides, leaving yellow-brown streaks on verdant mountainsides and forcing the relocation of a number of villages.
埔里遷村九二一之後餘震不斷，中部山區土石鬆軟，時有山崩與土石流發生，常常在餘震或暴雨過後，原本翠綠的山林就多了幾道土黃。