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Tainan City takes swift action after sinkhole chaos
Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che vows to hold construction firms accountable for a sinkhole incident in the West Central District, ensuring city residents’ safety. The collapse, caused by a construction site road failure, led to a truck sinking into a 15x5x3-meter sinkhole and a crane arm falling, damaging traffic signs and buildings. The city government swiftly filled the hole with grout, resumed traffic, and imposed a fine on the negligent construction company. Huang Long Construction faces scrutiny for premature construction steps, prompting safety checks and an improvement plan before work can resume.2024/03/07 17:28 -
Taipei school reopens amid Dazhi tilting building concerns
Dominican International School in Taipei reopens after nearby apartment buildings tilt. Limited access to fields and safety concerns addressed. Get the latest updates on the situation.2023/09/11 18:02 -
110 stranded containers await lifting amid impending typhoon
Transportation Minister Wang Kwo-tsai visited Kaohsiung on Tuesday (July 25) to oversee the salvage mission aimed at retrieving drifting containers following the sinking of the Palau-flagged container ship "Angel" four days ago.2023/07/25 18:08 -
Slow progress in salvage mission amid Doksuri’s approach
More than 400 large cargo containers remain adrift in the waters of Kaohsiung and Pingtung as of Monday (July 24) following the sinking of a container ship three days earlier.2023/07/24 17:24 -
Cargo crew rescued from Taiwan Strait after engine failure
Some crew of a South American cargo ship were evacuated in stormy weather off the coast of northern Taiwan on Wednesday (Nov. 30), leaving the captain and two crew members adrift and in danger of sinking, local authorities said.2022/12/05 14:05