This video captures a dramatic moment when a road is completely destroyed by heavy rainfall and flooding. It’s fantastic how a safe looking road can be completely carried away in no time.
What is at play is the earth underneath the road seems to be rather loose, so the flood waters are able to carry it away with ease. The road above then collapses, and is pulled under bit by bit by the raging flood waters.
The video was recorded in Taiwan during the wet season where there is an abundance of heavy rainfall. Watch this clip to see how the road is completely carried away and truncated due to the soil under being eroded away – something both scary and fascinating: