Wan’an Drill to be held in northern Taiwan Tuesday

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/04/27
By: Lu Hsin-hui and Maubo Chang

Taipei, April 27 (CNA) A defense and disaster prevention drill, code-named Wan’an No. 38, will be held in the six cities and counties in northern Taiwan on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of National Defense.

After sirens sound at 1:30 p.m. in Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan and Hsinchu cities and Hsinchu and Yilan counties, pedestrians and vehicles will have to stay off the road as ordered by soldiers, police and civil defense workers at the time, the ministry said.

High-speed trains, Taipei Metro trains, and flights, however, will not be affected by the drill.     [FULL STORY]