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Guangfu Township chief detained incommunicado over barrier lake breach

01/15/2026 09:37 PM
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The Hualien District Court on Thursday evening approved the incommunicado detention of Guangfu Township chief Lin Ching-shui (林清水) for his alleged role in the deaths of 19 people in the Matai'an Creek barrier lake breach.


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