Due to its geographical location, Taiwan experiences a wide variety of climates. Especially during the summer season, the lives and assets of Taiwan's residents are often threatened by plum rain (a.k.a. monsoons) and typhoons. For this reason, both Taiwan's central and local governments list disaster prevention as one of their highest priorities. A survey of bridge collapsings showed that flooding caused by heavy rain downpour was one of the major causes of both bridge and embankment collapse ...more