Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/05/16
By: Chu Tze-wei, Chen Wei-ting and Ko Lin
Taipei, May 16 (CNA) The annual Wan An air raid drill for northern Taiwan will take
(CNA file photo)
place on Thursday, and streets will be evacuated to allow for disaster prevention drills, air-raid siren tests and traffic control.
The drill, codenamed Wan An No. 40, will be held between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. in Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Yilan, Hsinchu and Keelung.
During the half-hour period, pedestrians and vehicles will have to stay off the roads as ordered by the military, police and civil defense workers, according to the Taipei City Police Department.
Those who violate traffic and evacuation instructions by authorities will be subject to a fine of between NT$30,000 and NT$150,000 (US$4,980) under Article 25 of the Civil Defense Act, the police said. [FULL STORY]