00:00Taipei Mayor Jiang Wan-an says he has ordered officials to launch a city-wide clean-up as rat populations
00:06surge.
00:22The barriers will include wire mesh on gutters and silicon and concrete seals over potential rat pathways.
00:30The city is also introducing rodent control specialists for public consolation.
00:34But Environment Minister Peng Qiming says questions about pest control should go to professionals, not public servants.
00:42Peng also says birth control drugs for rats have not yet been approved.
00:46Meanwhile, the public has set up a website called RatDar for people to report where they have seen rats and
00:52poison.
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