Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/04/28
By: Lu Hsin-hui and Jay Chen
Taipei, April 28 (CNA) With the exception of emergency vehicles, all traffic will
People are kept waiting in the metro station in Taipei during a Wan An drill in 2011. (CNA file photo)
come to a standstill from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday as part of an air defense drill which covers all cities and counties in northern Taiwan.
All vehicles are required to pull over and pedestrians to evacuate and stay indoors or in shelters where available.
While railways, mass rapid transit systems in the seven cities and counties in northern Taiwan will continue to operate and air traffic will not be disrupted, the authorities remind travelers to get to their points to departure ahead of time, if necessary, in order not to be stuck on their way.
During the half-hour period, vehicles already on national freeways can continue to travel but on-ramps in the seven cities and counties will be closed and all vehicles are required to pull over as soon as they leave the freeway. [FULL STORY]
