Driver makes unorthodox freeway exit directly from the fast lane

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment National Freeway

A video that went viral on social media today shows the driver of a Mercedes Benz make a drifting 360 degree spin across four lanes of National Highway 1, into an offramp lane, and it is not known whether it was accidental or executed on purpose. According to the date stamp on the video, the incident occurred at midday, Monday, October 11. The weather at the time was pouring rain to the point where it is possible that the vehicle

nurse holds up box of COVID vaccine in religious reverence

Health and Safety

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment COVID-19, vaccine

The New Taipei City Department of Health reported four cases of potentially vaccine-related fatal adverse events today, October 13, including the first following the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot. The Health Department said that a 42-year-old man in Xinzhuang District developed chest tightness and cold sweats 9 days after being vaccinated with the BioNTech shot, October 1. The man was sent to the hospital for medical treatment, but died. The man did not suffer from high blood pressure, and only had a

search and rescue personnel traverse steep slope

Disaster

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Central Mountain Range, mountain rescue, Pingtung County

Search and rescue personnel from the Pingtung County Fire Bureau reached a group of hikers in a remote location in the Central Mountain Range and are awaiting improved weather conditions for a helicopter airlift of one deceased and one injured. The group of 24 climbers called for help after two members of their team of 18 men and six women fell down a slope into a valley near Dagui (Big Ghost) Lake on the border of Kaohsiung City and Taitung

Crime and Criminals

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment police shooting, Yilan County

Police shot and injured a suspect after he attacked a police officer following a car chase in Yilan County. Yilan County police were on a routine patrol at around 10:00 pm when they spotted a Nissan March bearing a suspected stolen license plate on Huludu Bridge in Yuanshan Township. When the officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver sped up and tried to escape. Police chased the suspect car for more than 10 minutes, and several kilometers, to Jinshan

Weather

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment heavy rain, tropical storm

Taiwan appears to have underestimated the influence of Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu as it passed by around 400 kilometers south-southeast of the island October 11, 2021. The outer bands of the storm combined with a monsoonal low pressure system created a “non-traditional tropical storm” according to Central Weather Bureau meteorologists. Combined with Taiwan’s mountainous topography, winds stronger than those near the center of the storm were generated, while heavy to extremely heavy torrential rain fell in the north, eastern, and

Disaster

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment industrial-accident, Taoyuan City

A taxi driver died after a pile of soil collapsed and burst through the sheet metal walls of a sand and gravel factory onto a road in Guishan District, Taoyuan City this morning, October 12. Taoyuan City police said that the incident happened around 4:30 am on East Wanshou Road. The soil spill completely blocked one side of the road. A 56-year-old taxi driver, named Dai(戴), who passing by at the time was buried alive in the soil collapse. Taoyuan

Odd News

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Tainan City

Residents of a house in a mountainous district of Tainan City probably thought it was a little early for Santa to arrive when they found a car parked on their roof today, October 11. The Tainan City Fire Department received a report shortly after 2:00 pm that a car with four occupants had slipped over a slope and landed on the roof of a house in Nanxi District. The Fire department dispatched five vehicles and 10 personnel from stations in

cars damaged by rockfall in Neihu District, Taipei City, October 11, 2021

Weather

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Neihu District, rockfall, Taipei City

Three cars parked beneath a steep slope in Neihu District, Taipei City, were badly damaged by fallen boulders after a rockfall caused by heavy rain generated by Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu this morning, October 11. The Taipei City Government was notified of the rockfall at at Lane 456 Chenggong Road, at around 7:30 am . A total of four cars were damaged, but fortunately there were no injuries reported. Police blocked the road section while engineers examined the slope and

Typhoon

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment heavy rain

The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued heavy rain and extremely heavy rain advisories for northern and eastern districts, and some areas of the Central Mountain Range as Taiwan is affected by the influence of Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu in combination with a northeastern monsoonal airflow. Today, October 11 has seen heavy rainfall reported in mountainous areas of Yilan County, Hualien County, Taoyuan City, Taichung City, and Nantou County, and coastal and plains areas of Keelung City, Greater Taipei, Hsinchu County,

woman and baby airlifted to safety by NASC Black hawk helicopter crew

Typhoon

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment search and rescue, Yilan County

A group of 16 people spent the night on a rock ledge above a beach in Yilan County after being trapped by rising waves generated by Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu, yesterday, October 10. The group of six men, five women, and 5 children, drove to the Mystery Beach Sea Cave in four vehicles at around 11:00 am Sunday, October 10, the second day of a three-day National Day long weekend. When the group attempted to leave on the return journey

police and gang members scuffle outside funeral home.

Culture

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gangs, gangsters, organized crime

More than 4,000 people attended a funeral for a respected gang leader’s deceased mother in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, yesterday, October 9, and members of rival gangs gathered peacefully for the solemn occasion. Ye Wenxiang, a native of Sanchong District, was described by United Daily News as a “heavyweight gang boss,” and various news outlets accorded Ye the title of “a man of the Shanghai style,” which evokes a Gatsby-like figure, lavish with money, and host to a wide

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Driver makes unorthodox freeway exit directly from the fast lane

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Search and rescue team reach mountaineering group after 2-day hike: confirm one dead, one injured

Police chase ends with suspect shot in Yilan County

Disaster-level wind and rain takes Taiwan by surprise as tropical storm passes by without making landfall

Sand and gravel factory spill kills passing motorist

4 people rescued after car lands on house roof

Rockfall crushes parked cars in Taipei City

Heavy rain and wind advisories issued under influence of Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu

16 people trapped at Mystery Beach Sea Cave overnight airlifted to safety at dawn

Funeral in New Taipei City attracts 4,000 people, major triads represented