School back in session in Hualien after earthquake cluster

2024-04-24

Hualien residents went back to school and work on Wednesday, following a string of earthquakes the day before, which are believed to be aftershocks of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on April 3. At Hwa-Gang Junior High School, the temblors left cracks on the walls and on a basketball court. School administrators plan to offer psychological support, to help students process their emotions after the quakes.

Lee En-ming
Hwa-Gang Junior High School principal
This was caused by the April 3 earthquake, but the quakes on April 23 made it worse.

Here in a school restroom, large cracks cover the walls, and broken tiles litter the floor.

Lee En-ming
Hwa-Gang Junior High School principal
We are on top of a fault zone. So whenever there is a movement, we get running cracks like these.

There’s damage even at an outdoor basketball court. Large fissures run across the surface, and a large hole renders the court unusable.

Lee En-ming
Hwa-Gang Junior High School principal
This crack was caused by the earthquakes on April 23.

After a day’s suspension, class was back in session on Wednesday. Students seemed unfazed by the recent seismic activity, but for parents, it was a different story.

Parent
Of course I’m worried, because the earthquake left heavy damage in our area. We live on Gongzheng Street. Now, I tell my kid to hurry back to our shop after class, and to avoid going to dangerous places.

Following the recent cluster of quakes, the school plans to ramp up its disaster response education.

Lee En-ming
Hwa-Gang Junior High School principal
We carry out routine disaster drills. Today, we also plan to reinforce proper disaster response concepts. It’s especially important after an earthquake. We need to remind our students routinely of these things. Besides that, one of our top priorities is helping students process any psychological distress they may have.

Following multiple earthquakes, the people of Hualien are returning to normalcy. Across the county, infrastructure repairs are underway, to restore peace of mind to the community.

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花蓮強烈餘震後恢復上學! 校舍再度受損安撫學生恐慌心情

2024-04-24

連續受到強震襲擊的花蓮，今(24號)恢復正常上班上課，不過位在市區的國中校園，受到地震影響，廁所牆面、籃球場，都有龜裂、破損的情形，家長也透露出滿滿的擔憂，而校方表示，震後會加強防災宣導，以及相關心理輔導，希望各地災區都能盡早整修完畢。

[[花崗國中校長李恩銘]]
“應該是4月3號(地震)所造成的，後來4月23號(地震)它龜裂，更嚴重一點”

校園廁所牆面龜裂，滿地都是瓷磚碎屑。

[[花崗國中校長李恩銘]]
“因為我們剛好是在地震斷層帶上面，所以它在錯動的時候，很容易就造成它連接縫的一個龜裂”

就連戶外籃球場，地面上都出現大大裂痕，甚至場地有個大破洞，根本沒辦法再使用。

[[花崗國中校長李恩銘]]
“這個裂痕是4月23號地震所造成的”

不過24號恢復上班上課，學生們心情似乎沒有受到地震影響，但家長神情透露滿滿擔憂。

[[學生家長]]
“當然是會擔心，因為我們也是受災戶，在公正街那邊。現在就是我覺得小朋友下課我叫他說，下課趕快回去店裡找我，對不對，然後盡量避開那些地方”

地震接二連三報到，為了讓學生們更具防災意識，校長表示將加強防災宣導。

[[花崗國中校長李恩銘]]
“平常的話就是做防災演練，另外我們今天也打算說，跟學生宣導，就是說正確的一些防災觀念，尤其是震後，以後更需要跟學生再提醒。另外呢，學生的心理恐慌要怎麼去安撫，這是我們學校當務之急”

密集連震之後，花蓮人回歸正常生活，各地災情大小不一，就盼能盡早修復，讓居民們安心過日子。

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