11:30, October 23rd 2010
News Release of the Central Emergency Operation Center
News Release Department
Central Emergency Operation Center: Residents in
Southeastern Taiwan, PengHu, Kinmen, MaTzu, and
Northern Taiwan area, shall be well-prepared against strong
wind and torrential rain.
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Commander Chiang today (October 23 ) at Central Emergency
Operation Center stated at the Press Conference for Typoon Megi,
a helicopter has been arrived at Tai line 114K to rescue 54 people
who were trapped, at the same time Fire Department agency and
Ministry of National Defense send two search and rescue teams,
each at SuHua highway 112.8K and 114K and coordinate with
National Air Borne Service Corps to put all effort in rescuing
and contacting other people who are lost.
In accordance with the question of the mass media about the
priority to evacuate People’s Republic of China, vice minister
of Ministry of National Defense Xi-Ming, Li stated that the
priority of humanitarian rescue is to evacuate injured persons
first, followed by elderly and infirm or disabled persons, then
people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, and does not have
any discrimination so-called organization such as tribal group.
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Simultaneously vice minister Li of Ministry of National Defense
explained the focus of supportive work today other than
continuing the search and rescue process, also to support Yilan
area’s post disaster reconstruction, more than five thousand
troops has been added to assist the recovery efforts of Yilan
Another, Yilan County Deputy Magistrate Ze-cheng, Wu expressed
regarding for Directorate General of Highways handles disaster
communications operations only report to central and not inform
the local, vice minister of Directorate General of Highways
Kuang-Shi, Ye emphasized on October 21
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14:00 CST at the 1
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Disaster Prevention conference that was held by magister Lin,
the magister of Yilan county, section chief of Toucheng of
Directorate General of Highways reported at Tai 9 line many
places are collapsed, the road from SuAo to NanAo section has
been closed, and explained that the roadbed already washed away
and there are people and cars trapped and requested Fire
Department Agency to support the evacuation process; on the same
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day afternoon 06:30 CST at the 2 conference also reported once
again in accordance with disaster report.
Moreover, commander Yi-Hua, Chiang of Central Emergency
Operation Center appealed, although Central Weather Bureau
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today at 02:30 CST already removed the typhoon warning for Taiwan
island and land typhoon warning, but Penghu, Kinmen still inside
the circulation of typhoon, weather bureau reminds the residents
of southeastern Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matzu and Northern
Taiwan to be well-prepared against torrential rain and strong
wind, and not neglect the potential of disaster.
Attendance list of the press conference this morning are
Minister Chiang from Ministry of the Interior, vice minister
Tai-lang Chien from Ministry of Interior, vice minister Xi-Ming,
Li from Ministry of National Defense, Kuang-Shi, Ye from
Directorate General of Highways, and Director Liang-Chuan, Chen
from National Science and Technology Center, etc.
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