KMT legislator Li Guimin.

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[Reporter Lin Liangsheng/Taipei Report] A 100-year-old earthquake with a scale of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the border between southern Turkey and northern Syria, causing thousands of houses to collapse and thousands of people to die. Li Guimin, a legislator of the Kuomintang, reminded that taking Taipei City as an example, a large number of buildings are There are 50 and 60-year-old apartments on the low floors, and high-rise buildings over 40 years old. It is necessary to accelerate disaster prevention.

Li Guimin said today that Turkey and Syria were hit by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which shocked the whole world. In particular, thousands of houses collapsed. The violent damage caused by the extremely shallow earthquake and rows of buildings collapsed. The world once again witnessed the ruthless power of nature. Shocking.

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Li Guimin is worried that Taiwan is a high-risk area for earthquakes. "If the same earthquake happened in Shuangbei, Liudu, or even any corner of Taiwan, would the situation be more serious?"

Li Guimin pointed out that taking Taipei City as an example, a large number of buildings are low-rise 50- and 60-year-old apartments. At the same time, there are many high-rise buildings over 40 years old. Safety is already a concern, and there is a need to speed up. .

"If the 7.8 earthquake happened in Taipei or New Taipei, what would be the tragedy of the 1.33 million old houses in Shuangbei?" Li Guimin believes that from the central government to the local government, a reasonable disaster prevention plan or policy should be discussed to speed up the replacement and reconstruction of the elderly. Steps to build a safer urban living space in the face of possible earthquakes in the future.