With Taiwan's National Disaster Preparedness Day coming up, the Cabinet has organized a series of events to help raise awareness about how best to stay safe when disaster strikes.
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00:00September 21st marks National Disaster Preparedness Day in Taiwan, and the government has kicked
00:06off a month of activities to raise awareness.
00:09The cabinet is promoting how to stay safe during disasters like earthquakes and typhoons.
00:15It comes after a year that has already seen the country rocked by some of the strongest
00:19tremors and storms in recent decades.
00:22One of the aims is making sure Taiwan makes better use of its existing resources.
00:28There are more than 50,000 disaster prevention and relief workers in the country.
00:33The fire department hopes to use this resource to help people deal with disasters.