Whenever heavy weather approaches, Taiwan's beautiful landscape is increasingly marred by fear. The typhoon also flooded the city of Sanchung, Taipei County for the first time in over 30 years, after contractors cut corners in the construction of a subway line. The government now faces a compensation bill of NT $ 2 billion. The incident holds lessons for us all.
艾利颱風中，三十多年沒淹水的北縣三重地區，竟因台北捷運工程的一樁疏漏成了路上行舟的水鄉，除了捷運局長請辭外，捷運包商偷工省下小錢，如今面臨國賠二十億的重懲，其中的教訓，也值得每一個人記取。