Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) The government is continuing its efforts to reach the 150 people stranded in Simakusi, Hsinchu County, since Typhoon Kong-rey struck Taiwan on Thursday, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said Sunday.
Speaking at a temple ceremony in Hsinchu's Xinpu Township, Cho said the government will offer its "full assistance" to local authorities to reach the remote village -- which is also known by the Indigenous Atayal name Smangus -- including having the military join the effort.
The Hsinchu County Fire Bureau said Sunday that it had requested a helicopter from the National Fire Agency to deliver relief supplies to the Indigenous village, access to which was cut off by landslides along Simakusi Industrial Road.
A helicopter dispatched from Taipei Sunday was loaded with supplies in Zhudong Township and took off at 1:10 p.m., but had to turn back due to heavy fog in the mountains, the fire bureau said.
Another airlift to deliver materials to the village is scheduled for 7 a.m. Monday, the fire bureau said.
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