Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/13
By: Chu Tse-wei and Romulo Huang

Taipei, July 13 (CNA) The National Immigration Agency said Wednesday that it has been

(CNA photo July 9, 2016)

extending a helping hand to immigrants who had suffered during Typhoon Nepartak which hammered eastern and southern Taiwan last Friday.

Ho Jung-chun (何榮村), acting director general of the NIA, accompanied by officials of other governmental entities, visited foreign nationals residing in the southeastern county of Taitung which was ravaged by the storm, and offered NT$10,000 (US$311) in relief funds to each family of new immigrants affected, including those from China, the NIA said in a statement.

In addition, Ho told the immigrants that his office is to introduce more social resources to help them rebuild their houses destroyed by the typhoon, which brought heavy rain and the strongest wind in 61 years to the county, it added.     [FULL  STORY]