Student falls into six-meter-deep sinkhole on elementary school campus in Keelung City

sinkhole at elementary school in Keelung City

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment campus safety, Keelung City, sinkhole

A male sixth-grade student fell into a six-meter-deep sinkhole that formed under a recycling shed at Zhengbin Elementary School in Keelung City this afternoon, September 15. According to reports in United Daily News, the student went to the recycling shed to fetch cleaning equipment, and fell into the hole at around 3:20 pm. The boy remained conscious and was able to call out for help. Fire fighters rescued the boy and sent him to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital for treatment

Animals

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment campus safety, hornet, Taipei City, vespa affinis

A group of schoolboys were taken to hospital for treatment today, after being stung by hornets at Guting Elementary School in Taipei City. According to an Apple Daily report, the boys were in the playground during their lunch break when a 5th grade boy began throwing a water bottle at a basketball-sized hornets’ nest perched around 5 meters up in a palm tree. The common banded hornets (Vespa affinis) responded by attacking and stinging 5 boys. The 5th grade boy