The President praised military and police forces for their prompt response and issued three instructions to the county government: l) increase help given to people made homeless by the floods.
五月卅一日，蔣總統關懷桃、竹、苗災區民眾生活及救災工作，親自冒著大雨前往三縣巡視，實地瞭解受災情況，慰問災民。蔣總統對軍警大力協助救災，表示嘉許，並做了三項指示：（一）爭取時效救助災民，發現困難，應及時解決。