Tropical Storm Kong-Rey rolled over Taiwan earlier this week, leading to widespread flooding in the south and a spectacular landlide with a boulder almost crushing a lucky driver who almost was unlucky.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2408457/Video-captures-moment-boulder-crashes-cliff-misses-car-yards-Taiwan.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6SFMUSCaX8
Hey thanks mate!
I missed that footage whilst I am living with Taiwanese parents/inlaws.
I saw that on Euronews, that was lucky. :o
And I am complaining about the 34ยบ C we had today. :-X
Land Slide in Taiwan - Giant Rock barely misses car
(http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lJ3ppIJbEEk/UiLcrjy10YI/AAAAAAACwQo/yQJXppQ1VsE/w600-h363-no/Holy+%24%23%21t++Sheer+Terror+land+slide+in+Taiwan+jWc4kkL.gif)
When I first came to the US there was a similar fall on the way to Snowbird Ski Resort... but that one the giant rock came straight down on a car with four people in it... They never knew what hit them crushed the car like tin foil
I saw that on the news (Euronews) on the day after happening, and I think this was posted here one or two days after that. :)
Gawd, thats like something out of a movie.
pretty terrifying really.
My wife showed me a pic of that rock when that happened but I never sought to find the footage.
Wow thats pretty amazing! That single rock will be responsible for generations of within that family avoiding visiting Taroko Gorge in Hualien ;)
Quote from: ArMaP on September 18, 2013, 01:53:44 PM
I saw that on the news (Euronews) on the day after happening, and I think this was posted here one or two days after that. :)
Missed it then. If you find the OP we can merge it
Here is the full footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6SFMUSCaX8
I've found it. :)
It's this thread (http://www.thelivingmoon.com/forum/index.php?topic=5210.msg70471#msg70471).
PS: Interesting how the title of that YouTube video says "Driver Crushed" but then the description says the truth, that the driver and passenger were only slightly injured. Nothing like a catchy title. ;D
Okay I will merge :D
See? He didn't have a flashy Title or picture :D
Quote from: ArMaP on September 19, 2013, 12:17:50 AM
the driver and passenger were only slightly injured.
I love the part where the driver with the dash cam
starts backing up the car. Smart driver. ;D
That was a close call for sure.