Families of those killed in Hualien floods to get NT$1 million each: Premier

Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said Sunday that the government will provide NT$1 million (US$32,810) in condolence payments to the families of the 17 people who died in recent severe flooding in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan.

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