Tsai oversees typhoon response at Central Emergency Operations Center
Tsai oversees typhoon response at Central Emergency Operations Center
2023-08-03
Due to Typhoon Khanun, school and work were suspended in Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, and Yilan on Thursday. President Tsai Ing-wen went to the Central Emergency Operations Center to oversee disaster response. Speaking at the center, Tsai urged the public to steer clear of coastlines and rivers during the storm, and to avoid activities like hiking and fishing.
With the arrival of Typhoon Khanun, school and work were suspended in Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, and Yilan. President Tsai Ing-wen canceled her original schedule for the day. Instead, she joined Premier Chen Chien-jen and Vice Premier Cheng Wen-tsan on a visit to the Central Emergency Operations Center, to monitor storm developments.
Tsai Ing-wen
President
I’d like to remind residents of other cities and counties to keep an eye on updates from the Central Weather Bureau and to take heightened precautions. For example, clear out drains to prevent overflowing and make sure billboards and signs are secured. Don’t go to dangerous places or take part in dangerous activities. Dangerous activities include going to rivers, hiking, river tracing, watching waves, playing in the water and fishing.
Chen Chien-jen
Premier
The first is drainage system maintenance. Second is designating warning zones and limiting access. Third is calling on the general public to avoid the seaside and mountainous areas. Many counties and cities in central and southern Taiwan are only on a Level 3 alert right now. So the relevant staff should be in communication with local governments in central and southern Taiwan, in case there is a need to escalate response measures.
Central government departments will be on guard, keeping close contact with local governments. During briefings at the disaster response center, President Tsai kept her face mask on, as she had only recently recovered from COVID. At one point, she took a sip of water, as if to ease a cough. Before leaving, she provided coffee to the center’s personnel.
The response center is tasked with flood control and storm monitoring, to keep damage at a minimum.
蔡總統、陳揆視察災變中心 掌握颱風動態嚴陣以待
2023-08-03
面臨卡努颱風威脅，雙北和基隆、宜蘭都宣布停班停課。總統蔡英文和行政院長陳建仁，一早前往中央災害應變中心視察。總統更貼心準備咖啡，給守在災變中心的各單位防救災人員，也藉此叮嚀大家，危險場所，如河床、登山、溯溪、戲水、釣魚等都不要去。
卡努颱風來襲，雙北、基隆、宜蘭都宣布停班停課。總統蔡英文前一天取消原定行程，一大早和行政院長陳建仁，副院長鄭文燦一同前往中央災害應變中心視察緊盯颱風動態。
[[總統 蔡英文]]
“特別要提醒其他縣市國人朋友，也要留意氣象局資訊，加強戒備，包括疏通排水溝避免淤積，以及固定好廣告招牌等，危險場所和活動不要去，例如危險的河床，登山、溯溪、觀浪、戲水、釣魚都不要去”
[[行政院長 陳建仁]]
“包括排水系統設施整備，第二是劃定警戒區域進行管制，第三呼籲民眾避免前往海邊山區活動，另外中南部縣市，很多都僅是三級開設，請幕僚參謀組要通報中南部縣市政府，看情形，是否需要積極提升應變層級”
中央各部會嚴陣以待，跟地方保持聯繫，了解地方需求。聽取簡報時，確診康復的蔡總統，依舊緊緊戴著口罩。疑似咳嗽，趕緊喝口水緩一下。蔡總統更送咖啡，感謝災害應變中心同仁的辛勞。
部會首長各司其職，做好排水防洪，隨時掌握颱風動態，要把災情降到最低。
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