Danas fatalities: Farmer crushed by coconut tree, respirator user in blackout

Danas fatalities: Farmer crushed by coconut tree, respirator user in blackout

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Two people died on Monday morning as Typhoon Danas swept over Taiwan. One of the deceased was a 69-year-old farmer who had been taking mangos to the market and was crushed by a coconut tree. The other fatality was a 60-year-old borough warden who was reliant on a respirator. A blackout caused by the storm cut his oxygen supply and he lost his vital signs before his family was able to get him to hospital.

Typhoon Danas swept over Southern Taiwan, causing a blackout that cost a person his life.

It was 60-year-old Mr. Chen, a local borough warden who relied on a respirator. His medical equipment was left without power in the storm. With no oxygen supply, his family took him to hospital, but by the time they arrived, Mr. Chen had no vital signs. Resuscitation efforts failed.

Lin Chien-nan
Tainan North District head
He had chronic illness and was bedridden. He still had everything under control, he was doing quite well. We at the district office are distraught to have lost such an excellent borough warden.

Neighbor
He relied on the oxygen supply. The typhoon caused a blackout, and since the respirator was turned off, he couldn’t get any oxygen. He passed away yesterday morning.

Mr. Chen’s neighbors are devastated. Experts say families with medical needs like his should ideally keep an electricity generator at home just in case.

Tsai Yun-cheng
Long term care provider
Nowadays there are portable oxygen concentrators that can last two to eight hours. Some people get generators or backup batteries if they are concerned about power outages.

Another fatality was a farmer in Nansi District, who was crushed by a coconut tree while driving his truck. At about 2:30 a.m. on Monday, the 69-year old had been taking mangos to the market, when the palm fell on his truck. His son, who was also traveling on the vehicle, was sent flying.

Chiang Sen-yuan
Zhaoxing borough warden
The base of the tree was spoiled. The typhoon blew it down, and the palm fell on the victims, just when they were passing by.

The typhoon caused blackouts that affected 710,000 households, left two people dead and more than 600 injured.

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果農被椰子樹砸中OHCA 里長呼吸器中斷送醫不治

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丹娜絲颱風橫掃南部，不幸釀成兩死，台南楠西區一名69歲果農，颱風夜載芒果到玉井市場販售，竟被倒下的椰子樹砸中，當場沒了呼吸心跳，兒子也受傷。另外，台南也有一名60歲里長，仰賴呼吸器維生，因為颱風造成大停電，呼吸器停止運轉，緊急送醫後仍宣告不治。

丹娜絲颱風橫掃南部，造成大停電，沒想到，竟因此奪走一條人命。

當地60歲的陳姓里長，長期仰賴呼吸器維生，卻因為大停電，呼吸器沒電，無法供氧，家人趕快送醫，不過，到院前，心肺功能已經停止，不治身亡。

[[台南北門區長林建男]]
“有慢性疾病，所以就是有臥床的情況，然後也都是持續的控制當中，情況也都還滿不錯。那公所這邊也覺得很痛心，痛失一個這麼優秀的一個里長。”

[[鄰居]]
“平常都靠氧氣，氧氣機在維持，颱風停電，氧氣機沒有辦法通電，沒有氧氣，昨天早上就過世了。”

附近鄰居聽到消息，都很痛心，長照業者也提醒，家中最好準備發電機。

[[長照業者蔡昀澂]]
“有一些攜帶式的製氧機出現，那可能兩個小時到八個小時之間的使用時間都是夠的，那所以有時候家人如果擔心會有停電狀況，那一般確實是會準備發電機，又或者說準備一些備用電池。”

鏡頭來到台南楠西區，也有果農遭椰子樹砸中，不幸身亡。巨大椰子樹，被強風連根拔起，橫躺路中央，7號凌晨兩點半，69歲的果農，載著滿滿芒果，到市場販售，不幸被椰子樹砸中，兒子也飛出車外。

[[台南市楠西區照興里長江森原]]
“樹本身基部有腐蝕，因為颱風就是吹倒，就很不幸的就是，亡者就跟受害者就直接到…椰子樹剛好倒下，就被壓倒。”

丹娜絲颱風造成全台累積超過71萬戶停電，總計奪走兩條性命，超過600人受傷。

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