Traffic surges reported on multiple freeways, aggravated by pile-ups

Heavy traffic congestion was seen in several parts of Taiwan's freeway system on Saturday, the first day of the Year of the Dragon and third day of the Lunar New Year holiday, with accidents making the situation worse.

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