Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-02-07

The defense ministry set up an emergency disaster relief center at 12:30 am on

Taiwan’s defense ministry has set up an emergency disaster relief center and dispatched troops to the quake-struck Hualien City in eastern Taiwan.

Wednesday. The army’s Hua-tung defense command also dispatched 398 personnel and vehicles to help with resecue operations.

A C-130 military transport aircraft transported military engineers and rescue teams with life detection systems to Hualien at around 5am. Defense Minister Feng Shih-kuan and other top officials are on site directing rescue operations.    [FULL  STORY]