Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/03/14
By: Huang Chiao-wen, Tai Ya-chen, Chen Chun-hua, You Kai-hsiang, Wei Shu and Y.F. Low
Taipei, March 14 (CNA) A government database of some areas in Taiwan that are prone to soil liquefaction officially went online Monday.
The database, located at http://www.moeacgs.gov.tw/2016.htm, covers Taipei,
Residents in these areas can access the site via computer or smartphone and then key in their address to check if their homes are in soil liquefaction-prone areas that are likely to suffer serious damage in a major earthquake.
Different colors are used to represent different levels of vulnerability, with green representing low vulnerability, yellow representing medium vulnerability and red representing high vulnerability. [FULL STORY]