While cleaning the house, volunteers saw cockroaches and rats scurrying about

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/06/18
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A four-year-old girl was found living in deplorable housing conditions with four generations of her family in Miaoli City (苗栗市) after her kindergarten teacher discovered cockroach eggs in her diaper, Central News Agency (CNA) reported on Monday (June 17).

While changing the girl's diaper, the teacher observed that it had not been changed for quite some time and had turned black and yellowish. It even contained cockroach eggs, CNA reported.

The teacher also found skin rashes on the child’s buttocks, armpits, and neck. Therefore, the teacher reported the case to the Miaoli County Social Affairs Department, according to CNA.

The department directed social workers to visit the family in the company of the borough chief. During their visit, the social workers learned that the household had received the assistance of the city’s cleaning unit for years, according to the news outlet.    [FULL  STORY]