00:00A local official in eastern Taiwan has been charged with neglect in connection with a barrier lake breach and catastrophic
00:06flooding last year that killed 19 people.
00:10Prosecutors say Guangfu Township Chief Lin Qingshui downplayed the emergency and only called for the evacuation of a few areas.
00:17They say Lin later inflated the number of evacuees as a cover-up and that he showed no remorse for
00:22his actions.
00:23Prosecutors are now seeking a maximum 10-year sentence for Lin and three others from his office.
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