Goverment Seeks Assistance for Mingli Village Flood Recovery

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The Cabinet is seeking approval for a special budget to provide relief to flood-ravaged areas of eastern Taiwan following Tropical Storm Fung Wong. Residents of Mingli Village are trying to restore their homes with the help of the military.

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00:00Walking through the muddy remains of her kitchen, residents of Mingli village in Taiwan's eastern

00:09county of Hualien return home days after being evacuated to see the damage from tropical storm

00:14Feng Wang. Some searching for important documents, only to find them damaged beyond recognition.

00:20Last week, heavy rains from Feng Wang caused a barrier lake in the mountains to breach,

00:31flooding the area. Now, residents are left scrambling as they try to clean up their homes

00:36before another storm hits, as the threat of another breach of the naturally formed dams

00:41still threatens their homes. The military has entered the town to help with recovery efforts,

00:45and Taiwan's cabinet is seeking approval for a new special budget to help rebuild storm-battered

00:50parts of Hualien.

01:13An important part of the budget meant to increase monitoring of the barrier lakes,

01:17as they try to help locals return to their livelihoods and prevent future catastrophes.

01:22Devon Tsai and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.

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