Donations, supplies pour in as Nantou’s storm recovery continues

2023-08-08

In Nantou County, road repairs are underway after flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Khanun. Even so, several communities remain stranded and cut off from crucial supplies. Andrew Food Bank is out in the field, working on delivering emergency goods. Meanwhile, the Taipei Medical Association has donated NT$500,000 to support the county’s recovery.

At storm-stricken Ren’ai Township in Nantou County, rescue operations are underway by military and government units. Despite progress in road repairs, residents in disaster zones are still in dire need of supplies. Private organizations have sprung into action.

Canned food, instant noodles, ready-to-eat meals and crackers are packed into boxes. All 400 of them are destined for disaster areas in Nantou. Local township offices will distribute 300 of them, while the remaining 100 will be sent to Lushan to be given out by a local church. The food bank hopes to pack 1,000 boxes this week.

David Lo
Andrew Food Bank
The supplies we’re packing are things we already had in our inventory at the Andrew Food Bank for responding to emergencies. Things like staple and non-staple foods. So we were able to get these goods together a very short amount of time. In the future, we will make adjustments based on the need of residents of disaster-stricken areas. So if the roads connecting to the areas are repaired, we can take the supplies by car up the mountain and straight to the disaster area. We’ll be able to take more goods up to Indigenous communities.

Besides food, the food bank is sending 1,200 bottles of drinking water to residents in affected areas. Meanwhile, a doctors’ association provided funds for disaster relief.

Chiu Tai-yuan
Taipei Medical Association
There are about 12,000 doctors in the Taipei Medical Association, and we are all very concerned about the situation in Nantou. At a meeting of the board of directors and supervisors, we decided to donate NT$500,000 to inspire other potential donors. We hope to provide a small bit of assistance to Nantou County.

The Taipei Medical Association made a donation to Nantou, in hopes that other doctors and private citizens will follow suit.

南投山區道路柔腸寸斷食物銀行送食物箱往災區

2023-08-08

南投仁愛鄉災情嚴重，雖然部分中斷道路已經修復，但還是有不少災民需要外界幫忙，有民間團體針對災民需求，先送1200瓶礦泉水過去，並將餅乾、罐頭等民生物資箱送往南投，首批有400箱下午打包。此外醫界也動起來，北市醫師公會捐出50萬，希望更多人響應。

暴雨重創南投仁愛鄉，國軍和政府各單位挺進災區搶救，儘管中斷的道路陸續修復，但受災民眾，仍急需物資援助，民間單位開始動起來。

將罐頭、泡麵、調理包、餅乾等食物，一一裝箱打包，一共400箱食物箱，準備送往南投災區，其中300箱由鄉公所統一發放，另外100箱則計畫送到廬山地區，由當地教會進行發送，希望這週能達成1000箱的目標。

[[安得烈食物銀行執行長羅紹和]]
“預備的這些物資，其實都是我們已經在平常安德烈食物銀行，我們應急作業裡面，我們已經規劃好的，譬如說像一些主食類的物資，或是副食類的物資，所以我們是用很快的時間，就把相關物資整備好。未來我們會再根據災區民眾的需要，如果說所有聯外道路都已經可以搶通，我們的物資、我們的車輛能夠進入到山上、進入到災區的話，我們後續會有更多物資，可以前進到部落裡面。”

除了食物之外，水更是重要，1.5公升礦泉水共1200瓶，也往災區前進中。飲食要注意，醫療照顧也不容忽視。

[[台北市醫師公會理事長邱泰源]]
“台北市醫師公會擁有12，000個醫師會員，大家真的也都很關心南投的災情，昨天我們通過常務理監事會，拋磚引玉捐新台幣50萬，希望能夠幫南投的災區做一點事情。”

邱泰源發起北市醫師公會率先捐款，盼社會各界、各地醫師一同響應，幫助南投度過難關。