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Typhoon Qiangbi caused agricultural damage of NT$140 million across Taiwan, of which Yunlin County exceeded NT$100 million, while Yilan County received subsidies for all items.
Executive Director Zhuo Rongtai went to Yilan County today to conduct a disaster survey to learn about the damage to Maogugan in Toucheng.
Typhoon Qiangbi is raging. According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, agricultural disaster losses nationwide are 140 million yuan, of which Yunlin County has exceeded 100 million yuan. Executive Director Zhuo Rongtai visited Yilan County today (25th) to investigate the disaster and instructed the Ministry of Agriculture to handle agricultural damage relief in a favorable, expeditious and lenient manner. After the county and city government report, the allocation will be completed within 3 days.
Zhuo Rongtai went to Yilan today to inspect the damaged Huangmaogu mandarin and kumquat (gum jujube) orchards. He pointed out that the winds of Typhoon Qiangpit were strong and there were 17 winds in Yilan. The Ministry of Agriculture sent personnel to understand the agricultural losses in various counties and cities. The country's accumulated agricultural losses currently exceed 140 million yuan, and Yunlin accounts for the largest amount, exceeding 100 million yuan. Yilan County's agricultural losses have received subsidies for all items.
Zhuo Rongtai pointed out that after the disaster, in addition to providing agricultural natural disaster relief and arranging technical service teams to assist farmers in re-farming, it is worth mentioning that the government has invested 15.2 billion yuan to promote the intelligent resilient facility agriculture plan and agricultural machinery demonstration system to help farmers set up disaster-resistant facilities. After the facilities are upgraded, they will have greater energy to face strong winds in the future.
In response to this agricultural damage relief, Zhuo Rongtai instructed the accompanying Minister of Agriculture Chen Junji to deal with it in a favorable, expeditious and lenient manner. After the Yilan County Government compiled the information and sent it, it approved and allocated it within 3 days, and Chen Junji was required to do this.
Toucheng's golden tangerines fell all over the ground after the typhoon.
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The Yilan County Government completed the agricultural damage relief allocation within 3 days after submitting the information.
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