‘All Hands on Deck’ for Hualien Flood Recovery Efforts

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After Guangfu Township in Taiwan's eastern Hualien County was flooded by an overflowing natural dam and river in September, officials are working with civil organizers to maintain order and streamline cleanup operations as they prepare for more volunteers to arrive this upcoming weekend.      Reporters: Sandy Chi/Irene Lin   Videographers: Devin Tsai/Joseph Wu   Producer: Alec MacDonald    Video Editor: Alison Nguyen      #TaiwanPlusNews #Taiwan #Hualien #Flooding #Volunteers #NaturalDisaster

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00:00At the Guangfu train station, organizers of civil groups stand in front of their booths

00:10to guide volunteers to resources and tools needed for cleanup.

00:14There are also officials on site to guide them to shuttle buses heading to their assigned places.

00:19One Tunisian volunteer who traveled from northern Taiwan says

00:22he's glad to see how society mobilizes at a time of crisis.

00:26I'm seeing many people coming from Kaohsiung, Taipei, Shenzhou, like everywhere, coming from everywhere.

00:32It's really nice to see something like this.

00:34There's been an outpouring of civilian volunteer help in the past week.

00:39But since Monday, many of them have gone home for work and school.

00:43Officials here say they hope more volunteers come,

00:46but that it's important they wait for authorities to assign them locations rather than wandering around town.

00:51One local living in a town center recalls the day the floodwater rushed into his home

00:57and says he's grateful to have help from strangers from other parts of the country.

01:10The military and volunteers are working to make cleanup operations more efficient

01:15as they brace for another wave of helpers over a second long weekend coming up.

01:21The soldiers and in the local h wood are working to heal together away.

01:24The soldiers don't contribute to the

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