POWER LOSSES:Pingtung County Commissioner Pan Meng-an said it might take time to restore power as more than 300 utility poles were downed in the storm
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 16, 2016
By: Staff writer, with CNA
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday morning inspected the Central Emergency Operation Center
Pingtung County Commissioner Pan Meng-an, third left, yesterday briefs President Tsai Ing-wen, center, as she tours Jiadong Township to inspect the damage caused by Typhoon Meranti on Wednesday. Photo: Yeh Yung-chien, Taipei Times
in Taipei before traveling to storm-ravaged Pingtung County, a day after Typhoon Meranti devastated southern Taiwan, leaving one person dead and 51 injured.
After being briefed about the aftermath of the storm, Tsai thanked military personnel and government workers at the center for evacuating residents to safety, assisting in cleanup operations and helping restore water and power supplies.
She warned the public not to let their guard down as another storm, Typhoon Malakas, could affect the nation in the coming days.
In Pingtung, Tsai met with residents of Jiadong Township (佳冬), which was flooded with waist-deep water, as military personnel delivered food and other supplies to residents stranded in three of the township’s villages.
Jiadong residents appealed for help restoring power and solving the flood problem, and Tsai told them that water pumps were being sent from Kaohsiung. [FULL STORY]
