Typhoon Bawei Triggers Landslides, Road Closures on Beiyi Highway in Taoyuan; 880 Households Lose Power

Typhoon Bawei has left a trail of destruction in Taoyuan City's Fuxing District, with multiple sections of the Beiyi Highway (Provincial Highway No. 7) and local roads suffering collapses, rockfalls, and landslides. The storm's strong winds and heavy rains have significantly disrupted transportation, rendering key access routes impassable.

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The collapse of the road in Lane 9, Yisheng Village, has impacted local traffic safety, but traffic in Yisheng Village is still maintained for necessary contact and is not completely interrupted.

District officials, led by Fuxing District Chief Su Zuo-xi, were on-site early to assess the damage. The affected areas include kilometer markers 35, 40, and 46 on the Beiyi Highway, as well as 58 disaster points on rural roads, including fallen trees and a closed bridge. Six contracted engineering firms have been mobilized to begin immediate repairs.

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Yisheng Village is not completely cut off, but restoration will require financial and resource support from central government ministries and the city government.

In addition to infrastructure damage, the typhoon caused widespread power outages, affecting 880 households. While water supply issues were also reported, they have since been restored, with ongoing assessments of backup systems. The local government is working to secure funding from city and central authorities for the extensive reconstruction required.

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To ensure the safety of people's lives and property, I immediately went to the scene with the council, the public works section, the design supervisor, and the disaster relief contractor to conduct an on-site inspection and take necessary alert and response measures.

"The collapse of the road in Lane 9, Yisheng Village, has impacted local traffic safety," stated Su Zuo-xi. "While Yisheng Village is not completely cut off, restoration will require financial and resource support from central government ministries and the city government." He emphasized that immediate safety measures are in place, and a comprehensive plan for disaster recovery will be submitted to the city government.

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After the on-site inspection this morning, the damage to the Yisheng road has been compiled. Subsequently, the city government will be notified to handle the relevant repair work according to the post-disaster reconstruction procedures, in order to restore road traffic functions as soon as possible and reduce the impact on local traffic and residents' lives.