13 teachers and students from National Yilan University went to Yuanyang Lake to investigate on the 15th. Due to the heavy rain, the collapsed road was interrupted, and they were trapped in the dormitory for 5 days. With the assistance of the police and firefighters, they arrived at Mingchi Villa safely at noon today. Baling will meet and return.
A total of 13 people from Yilan University, including professor Chen surnamed Chen, friends surnamed Lin, and 11 students, went to Yuanyang Lake on the 15th to conduct research and survey in the Baling area of Fuxing District, Taoyuan City. Hua set off to Mingchi Villa, but found that the road conditions were poor and returned to the workshop to wait for rescue. During this period, the external communication was smooth, and the materials, water, electricity and personnel in the workshop were safe.
The police and firefighters pushed forward the rescue yesterday from Mingchi Villa and 0 kilometers of the 100-line forest road respectively. When they reached the 5 kilometers of the 100-line forest road, they encountered the foundation loss. After passing through the ropes, they advanced to 6.1 kilometers before encountering a large-scale collapse. Because the sky was dark , the search and rescue personnel suspended search and rescue operations.
This morning, 5 policemen advanced from the entrance of the 100-line forest road. At regarding 10 am, at 5.5 kilometers of the 100-line forest road, they successfully contacted the teachers and students of Yi. The department joined the firefighters and arrived at Mingchi Villa at 12:30 noon. The school has dispatched a medium-sized bus to Baling to pick up the teachers and students.
In addition, the Yilan County Government stated that in addition to 13 people from Yilan University, 10 employees of Mingchi Villa will stay behind, and the rest of the people are expected to be evacuated today.
(Editor-in-Chief: Zhuang Yanyu)
