| Thirty-six million years ago, volcanic mudflows blocked a stream flowing through this valley, producing a lake about twelve miles long. |
| Heavy earth-moving equipment sent in to clear the mudflows are failing to make headway as torrential rains continue to fall in the region. |
| Since then, the mountainous county has been prone to mudflows and landslides triggered by torrential rains. |
| Even scarier and more destructive than volcanic mudflows are pyroclastic flows or glowing avalanches. |
| The village has been buffeted by mudflows, landslides, river debris, flooding and earthquakes. |
| The center said there were 43 mudslides, most of them located in Nantou County, where the seismic activity has made the county prone to mudflows. |
