Taiwan Rockfall Tragedy
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Four people died and one was injured in a rockfall incident on the Butterfly Valley hiking trail in Taichung, Taiwan. The organizer of the hiking group expressed shame, stating they were misled by weather forecasts. The victims were retired individuals who had traveled from Taipei.
Four dead in Taiwan rockfall; organizer 'ashamed' of being misled by weather
A tragic rockfall incident in Taiwan's Heping District claimed the lives of four individuals, including a 61-year-old guide, as they were hiking the Butterfly Valley Waterfall trail. The group of 16 consisted of long-time friends who had planned the outing over a month in advance. Wu Shui-pi, the chairman of the event's organizer, the Chinese Association for Primitive Living Education, expressed d…
Rockfall Kills Four Hikers in Taiwan's Butterfly Valley
Tragedy struck Taiwan's Butterfly Valley on Saturday afternoon when a sudden rockfall killed four hikers and injured another. The victims, all retired individuals aged between 57 and 69, were part of …
Hikers killed in Taichung rockfall
Four hikers perished and another sustained injuries in a rockfall incident near Butterfly Valley Waterfall in Taichung's Guguan area on Saturday. The victims, two men and two women, were part of a 16-…