Temperature Drop Threatens Older People and Safety at Home

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A cold snap has seen temperatures plummet across Taiwan, with some areas getting as low as 6 degrees Celsius. As most buildings don’t have good insulation or central heating owing to the country's overall climate, people are finding ways to adjust.

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00:00police break a car window trying to rescue a 65 year old man later found to be dead

00:07he was shopping at a jilong fish market early in the morning and authorities suspect low

00:12temperature might be partly to blame over 200 people have experienced heart failure

00:17since new year's eve but how many of these were caused by the cold snap is hard to say

00:22since tuesday a cold air mass has seen temperatures drop across taiwan falling to around 10 degrees

00:39celsius in the north and center certain areas have seen the mercury drop as low as six degrees at

00:45dawn the threat of cold in taiwan is made worse by its buildings generally built for hot weather

00:51authorities warned that building's exterior tiles even fall off when the temperature changes

00:56drastically some families have reported seeing their floor tiles crack or bulge and while most

01:03homes have air conditioning few have central heating or good insulation

01:07台湾是长期的高温跟高氏所以我们比较重视室内的通风这种隔热大概是一般的等级

01:16不会像欧美他们在做这个隔热这么强所以会导致在冬天的时候我们的

01:23保温效果比较差我们冬天的时间比较短所以也不太适合用中央空调的方式来输送暖气

01:32but speaking to people in taipei many now seem to have heaters at home and are taking extra

01:38precautions for the cold snap

01:40戴帽子啊

01:42这个包起来围巾啊

01:45袜子啊要穿啊就这样子啊

01:47头最重要啊

01:49头最重要啊

01:50早上五点都会去运动嘛

01:52现在就没有去

01:53太冷了就不要去

01:55因为年纪大啦要小心

01:57因为我家里住在那个北投山上

02:00所以我有开我有开暖气

02:03因为我先生有种支架

02:06所以他都很注重保暖

02:08然后他起来都会先去运动

02:10他还有外套

02:12就是如果他睡觉的话

02:13可以把它盖在上面这样

02:14现在就是小冰冰

02:16因为家里有暖气

02:17所以好像没有这个困扰

02:20台湾 often experiences cold snaps like this in the winter

02:24And authorities are urging the public to bundle up and wash their health

02:28In hopes of avoiding tragedies like the one in Jilong

02:32Andy Xue and Irene Lin in Taipei for Taiwan Plus

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