Residents in the south of the island may be disturbed by the recent flood that ruined their homes, but the typhoon victims are forgetting their worries for a moment, and instead are trying to take pleasure in this annual family reunion.

On Wednesday, families gathered for barbecues. Children enjoyed sitting by the grill and feasting on pork and sausages while adults chatted and prepared barbecue ingredients.

Another family of four gathered by their front door to grill meat and temporarily forget about their flooded home.

Pingtung's Hsinhua Tribe suffered severe flooding two days ago, and water levels reached waist-high.

Watermarks on walls show that floodwaters were at least one-meter high, and the entire street is littered with discarded furniture.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, victims took a much-needed break from cleaning and did their best to enjoy the holiday.