Premier Cho Jung-tai has inspected damage from Typhoon Gaemi in remote parts of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, where repairs following flooding and mudslides are expected to cost upwards of US$10 million.
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00:00Digging through the rubble, mud and rock from landslides filled this classroom in southern
00:06Taiwan over a meter high after Typhoon Kemi struck at the end of July.
00:10Kaohsiung was badly affected by flooding, and repairs at this school are expected to
00:14cost over US$600,000.
00:25The school was in a hard-to-access mountainous area, and rubble took days to remove.
00:30Some pointed to outdated flood prevention procedures for the costly damage.
00:43A number of bridges in the area were also damaged, cutting off remote regions that are
00:47home to many indigenous people, prompting reminders that local infrastructure needs
00:51to be designed to withstand extreme weather events.
01:08Damage to schools and roads in Kaohsiung alone is expected to cost nearly US$10 million.
01:14Premier Chou Rong-tai said there would be emergency funds for the city's relief efforts
01:18and a budget for future flood prevention measures.
01:21He says further heavy rainfall can be expected in the months ahead.
01:25Dolphin Chen and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.