The Taiwan government intends to allocate more than 20 billion Taiwan dollars to support relief efforts in Hualien County, following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that occurred on April 3 and was centered off the coast of the province.
The Cabinet said in a statement that this estimate was confirmed yesterday, Thursday, in a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Cheng Wen-tsan, and attended by officials from the Public Construction Committee, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Transport and Communications and other ministries, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency “C”. “NA” today, Friday.
The statement stated that 125 companies working in the field of housing agreed to work with the Ministries of Interior and Transport to provide housing for those affected by the earthquake, on a short-term rental basis.
Cheng added that victims of the disaster and affected companies will receive monthly rental subsidies, from the government, in an amount ranging from 8,000 Taiwan dollars per month for a family of three to 18,000 Taiwan dollars, a maximum per month, for a family of eight people.
So far, the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years has claimed the lives of at least 17 people and injured more than 1,155 others.
The National Fire Agency said last Saturday that two Singaporeans, holding Australian passports, are still missing in the Taroko National Park, which was severely damaged, in the city of Hualien.
Shortly after the earthquake, the central government allocated 300 million Taiwan dollars in emergency aid to Hualien City.
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