Premier Wu: Evacuation process is an insured mechanism carried out by both
central and local government to further secure life property of our residents.
Premier Wu inspected 6 military camps and the military mechanical units in Taoyuan
to understand the preparation of national military against incoming typhoon.
Premier Wu emphasized that there were several towns and cities that are in sensitive
potential areas were not evacuated promptly and successfully in the past. This time,
the government utilize a double-door mechanism to further secure evacuation
process is carried out successfully: the first one is when central emergency operation
center announce yellow alert according to the analysis from Central Weather Bureau,
Forestry Bureau, and Soil and Water conservation Bureau and shall execute
preventive evacuation and will force evacuation when red alert is announced; local
government act as a secondary line for insuring evacuation execution because local
government can analyze highly sensitive and highly dangerous areas and when red
alert is announced, forced evacuation can be executed. Double-door mechanism will
be able to further ensure the safety of life property of our residents.
Premier Wu indicated that to cope with the incoming typhoon Parma, many new
procedural improvements have been made; President Ma is also highly concerned
about disaster prevention and response in an administrative aspect. Premier Wu
indicated that local government is the center force of disaster prevention and
response and the central government act as the greatest supporter of any rescue act;
20 and more counties and cities are now prepared thoroughly against any potential
damages that may caused by typhoon.
Premier Wu also indicated that national military never absent from rescuing
processes. Almost 1 million and 5000 helicopters were mobilized during great flood
of Aug 8 and 50 thousand victims were rescued and they said they feel more secured
when rescuing personnel with military, police, or fire fighter uniforms came to rescue
them.
Premier Wu said President Ma instructed national military to cooperate with central
and local government for rescuing works and national military plays a very crucial
role in rescuing process. He went inspecting the allocation and preparation of
disaster responding related personnel and facilities on the site and said that all
military staff and residents should work together when disaster strike. Premier Wu
said that national military have everything prepared well and active for coping with
disaster response; this fact is especially obvious during the great flood of Aug 8
because the military camps that were dedicated to refugees and the quality of caring
during refugee really provided a great comfort and mentally stabilized all the victims.
The national military move even further a step this time by actively dedicate
themselves in disaster preventing processes; for example, necessary amount of
military personnel were already been allocated at the areas classified as highly
sensitive or highly dangerous when sea area alert was announced and had carried
necessary facilities for immediate mobilization, and special battle unit of national
military actively involved in disaster preventing processes by stationing in the most
sensitive and most dangerous areas. The act of actively involve themselves into
disaster prevention sufficiently express that the military personnel in general cares
about all the residents and it is also their central mission to protect our own fellow
residents.
Premier Wu accompanied by chief secretary Chun-Sen Lin to national military base
for inspection and inspecting the facilities such as rescuing vehicles, digger, and
Bailey bridge from engineering corp units; Premier Wu highly appreciates the
wellness of their preparation against incoming typhoon and encourage all military
personnel for their hard work and endeavor.