Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-09
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – President Tsai Ing-wen called for support to rebuild Taitung County after
Premier Lin Chuan in Taitung.
the devastation wrought by Typhoon Nepartak, while Premier Lin Chuan visited the region Saturday.
The storm, which passed across southern Taiwan Friday, left three dead in the country, but the southeastern county was especially hard hit, with roofs, signs, trees, vehicles and containers being ripped apart or overturned. Saturday morning, thousands of families woke up without electricity or water.
Agricultural losses in the south were estimated at NT$600 million (US$18 million), but total losses amounted to NT$2 billion (US$62 million), reports said.
On her Facebook page, the president wrote there should be total support for the efforts of the people of Taitung to rebuild their homes following the disaster. She also posted pictures of soldiers helping out with clearing trees from the streets and of the premier touring the area. [FULL STORY]