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Typhoon
Toraji swept over Formosa on July 30, 2001, severely devastating its
central and southern regions, as well as the eastern county of Hualien.
The torrential rainfall brought on by the typhoon washed away soil that
had already been loosened by the September 21, 1999 earthquake! Within
just a few hours, water rushed down the mountainside, setting off a
debris flow, destroying houses, farms, and beautiful landscapes, and
turning several areas into raging streams of muddy water. The disaster
also caused heavy casualties.
Fallen
trees from the mountain slopes cut off traffic to several disaster
areas.
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As
soon as the wind subsided and the rain slowed, fellow practitioners
from the Nantou Center ventured into several afflicted areas. The volunteers
quickly identified the most urgent needs of the disaster victims, set
about purchasing rice, mineral water, powdered milk, instant noodles,
dried food, and other necessities, and began packing the supplies at
2 a.m. on August 1. By 11 a.m., the supplies had already been delivered
to the Shuili and Hsinyi Temporary Disaster Relief Command Center.
Meanwhile,
fellow practitioners from the Hualien Center rushed to Fenglin to help
victims clean up their homes. Another group of practitioners visited
injured victims at the Hualien Munroe Hospital to convey the loving
concern of Master and fellow initiates, and to distribute relief funds.
In heavily hit Tahsing Village, fellow practitioners visited victims
to offer food and mineral water. They also conducted an onsite survey
to determine the number of destitute households, and contributed relief
funds to help them through the difficult time. A licensed rescue team
formed by professionally trained fellow initiates received a request
from the Kuangfu Township disaster relief command post to go deep into
Tahsing Village to render spiritual comfort and support to victims.
A
United Daily News reporter interviews and reports fellow practitioners
who joined the rescue operation with their amphibious vessel.
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After
determining the conditions in Miaoli county, fellow practitioners from
the Miaoli Center decided to concentrate their relief efforts in the
three severely devastated townships of Chuolan, Tai-an and Tahu. In
less easily accessible areas, due to their traffic having been cut off,
the Miaoli Center asked the township offices to provide information
on the affected households before visiting them to learn more about
their situation, and offer relief funds on behalf of the Supreme Master
Ching Hai International Association. The volunteers made sure that timely,
loving concern and material support from Master and God were extended
to the families of those who had lost their lives in the disaster, and
to the dozens of households whose homes were completely destroyed.
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Expenditures
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