Taiwan woman presumed dead in Myanmar earthquake
Taiwan woman presumed dead in Myanmar earthquake
2025-04-01
A Taiwanese woman is believed to have perished in last week’s earthquake in Myanmar, making her the first confirmed Taiwanese death in the disaster. The woman had been trapped under rubble of the Great Wall Hotel Mandalay for more than two days. Though she had initially been able to communicate with her husband through a walkie talkie, by Monday evening, a rescue team announced they could no longer find signs of life. Rescuers are trying to locate her body, which will be cremated before it is transported to Taiwan.
Mr. Lin
Husband of victim
My wife has been confirmed to have perished today. Though it marks the end of her life, it is also a new beginning.
Wearing a white T-shirt and with a pained expression of his face is Mr. Lin, who had been travelling in Myanmar with his wife when the powerful earthquake struck. Though he managed to escape, his wife ended up trapped under the rubble of the Great Wall Hotel Mandalay, making her the first Taiwanese casualty.
Mr. Lin
Husband of victim
I hope my wife’s ashes can be transported back to Taiwan. These few days, I’ve seen the efforts from volunteer groups, digging up rubble with their bare hands. They don’t have equipment, helmets, or face masks. They don’t have anything. We are very lucky in Taiwan.
The Lins had frequently visited Myanmar for charity work related to orphans. This time around, they had traveled to the country as a group totaling nine people. Seven of them had already left the country before the Lins, who had stayed behind to get acupuncture treatment only to get caught in the quake.
Hsiao Kuang-wei
Foreign ministry spokesperson
We have been informed by relatives of the victim that rescue teams have reported that there are no signs of life at the scene. We will assist the family with any necessary arrangements.
Officials from Taiwan’s representative office in Myanmar have arrived in Mandalay to offer condolences and assistance to the victim’s husband. Mr. Lin appears to be in good health and spirits, and says he hopes to soon be reunited with his wife.
Voice of Lo Cheng-hua
Myanmar Taiwan Business Association
The rescue team brought rescue dogs and searched for signs of life, but by the time it was evening, they reported they found none. Officials from Taiwan’s representative office have arrived and are coordinating efforts to continue searching for her body. There is still a possibility that she is alive.
After a long history of charity work in Myanmar, the couple’s travels together came to an abrupt end last week.
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緬甸強震後第三天，黃金72小時已經過了，但被壓在曼德拉長城飯店下的台籍婦人，還是沒被找到，生命探測儀已經測不到反應，成為緬甸強震中目前已知唯一的台灣罹難者。我國駐緬代表處，已經接觸到她的丈夫，他只說希望把骨灰帶回台灣，目前相關單位仍不放棄最後一絲希望，繼續搜救能出現奇蹟。
[[失聯林姓婦人丈夫]]
“太太已經今天(4/1)確定往生了，這個是她個人生命的終點，但也是另一個開始”
身穿白色T恤，面露憂傷，林先生和太太到緬甸旅遊，不料卻遇到百年強震，雖然自己逃過一劫，但摯愛卻被壓在倒塌的長城酒店裡頭不幸罹世，是目前已知唯一的台灣罹難者。
[[失聯林姓婦人丈夫]]
“希望我的內人能夠把骨灰送回台灣，這幾天我看到民間的這一些都用徒手挖，什麼機器都沒有，也沒有安全帽，也沒有口罩，什麼的都沒有，我們台灣多幸福”
據了解，這林姓夫婦經常會飛到緬甸做善事，幫助孤兒，這次到和朋友，共九人到緬甸旅遊，其餘七人已經先行離開，剩下夫妻倆，留在當地接受針灸治療遇上死劫。
[[外交部發言人 蕭光偉]]
“我們得到家屬通知，是在當天下午接獲搜救隊的偵測，現場沒有生命的跡象，將全力協助家屬後續辦理後事”
駐緬代表處僑委會目前已經抵達曼德拉，進行慰問並協助處理相關後續事宜，所幸林先生健康、精神狀態一切都還好，但還是希望早日能見到妻子。
[[聲源:緬甸台商總會秘書長 羅振華]]
“緬甸的搜救隊，帶了搜救犬去查有沒有生命跡象，到晚上就是回覆沒有生命跡象，駐緬代表處的僑委會已經到達了，今天(1)會去協調，怎麼再去搜救，看能不能找到遺體，甚至還有機會，有生還的機會”
長期在緬甸做善事，卻碰上意外、斷魂異鄉，從此天人永隔，目前大夥就盼有奇蹟出現。
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