The 0918 earthquake damaged many schools in the southern district of Hualien County, and more than 20 residential buildings were damaged.

(Provided by Hualien County Government)

[Reporter Wang Jinyi / Hualien Report] The 0918 earthquake damaged many schools in the southern district of Hualien County, and more than 20 residential buildings were damaged. It is hoped that Tzu Chi will use the power of great love to assist the disaster-affected households in the red or yellow orders to rebuild their houses and rebuild the damaged schools. Yan Bowen said that the Tzu Chi Charity Foundation understands the pain of the victims and will do its best to bear the burden in the future. May be invested to help post-disaster reconstruction and save villagers from homelessness.

Yan Bowen said that Tzu Chi Charity Foundation understands the pain of the victims, and will do its best to help the villagers in the future to provide psychological condolences and house reconstruction. Regarding the damage to the school buildings, based on the experience after the Nantou 921 earthquake, Tzu Chi will combine the The Hualien County Government and the Civil Engineers Association identified them one by one, and then discussed whether they needed assistance in reinforcement or rebuilding after demolition.

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County Mayor Xu Zhenwei said that the 918 earthquake occurred in all parts of the southern part of Hualien. The Hualien County Government has been conducting surveys in the affected areas since September 19, and is now also starting reconstruction projects, including public construction, housing and people's psychology. Thank you Tzu Chi The hospital provides abundant resources to fully assist the inpatients.

Tzu Chi Great Love still needs Tzu Chi’s assistance for the rebuilding of houses where disadvantaged villagers are marked with red or yellow lists, as well as the reinforcement or reconstruction of school buildings. It is hoped that in a short period of time, they can be replaced by modular housing, so that villagers and students can live in a stable and stable life as soon as possible.

Legislator Fu Kunqi thanked the Tzu Chi Charity Foundation for immediately assisting the people in the resettlement and comforting the people when a natural disaster occurred in Hualien.

He said that after the 9/18 earthquake, in addition to the damage to most of the houses, four bridges were damaged and impassable, including Gaoliao Bridge, Luntian Bridge, Changfu Bridge, Yuchang Bridge, etc. Many schools and school buildings were also affected, and government resources were limited. Under these circumstances, I hope Tzu Chi will show the spirit of great love and assist in the demolition of the red single house and the resettlement of the villagers.

Weng Shumin, Acting Director of the Education Office, said that after the earthquake, a total of 50 schools reported disaster damages. Among them, 15 schools need safety structure assessment and appraisal, and have been asked to do so by the Construction Department; schools that need to conduct online teaching, Including Kasuga Elementary School, Dongli Middle School and Fubei Middle School, Fubei Middle School also requires structural appraisal.

According to the preliminary investigation by Yuli Town Office, as of today, there are 17 Hongdan dangerous buildings that have been identified as uninhabitable, and 141 buildings have suffered minor earthquake damage. The rest of the Fuli and Zhuoxi areas are still being identified.

The Hualien County Government established the 0918 earthquake disaster joint service platform in Zhongzhengtang, Yuli Town, which is jointly operated by the Civil Affairs Office, the Construction Office, the Social Office and the Health Bureau. Subsidies such as stipends and medical care.

The 0918 earthquake damaged many schools in the southern district of Hualien County, and more than 20 residential buildings were damaged.

(Provided by Hualien County Government)