Source: Global Network
[ Global Network Comprehensive Reporter Zhao Youping] "China Times News Network", "Dongsen News" and many other Taiwanese media reported that many people in northern Taiwan received an alert at 15:00 today (17th) , but the whole text is in English. Because there are no earthquakes or disaster prevention drills at the moment, some netizens are confused. Some people asked: "What are you doing at 6 o'clock? Are you afraid?" and some said "Run away quickly." Some people translated it and thought it should be a reservoir flood warning, but they didn't understand why it was issued in English.
Screenshot of Taiwan's "China News Network" report
Screenshot of Taiwan's "Dongsen News" report
Suddenly, an all-English alert was received, and people in both Taipei and New Taipei were filled with questions. The picture is from a report by Taiwanese media
. The alert notice issued at about 15:00 pm read "(Reservoirdischarge warning) Reservoir will discharge at 10/1718:00.TFRA2666-7824". Many netizens reported that they received the alert notice but could not see it. Understand: "I have received (notification) on three mobile phones at home, the whole question mark", "I can't understand what it is at all". Others asked: "What are you doing at 6 o'clock? I'm afraid." "Run away." ↓
Someone interpreted the message and said that it should be an alarm for reservoir flood discharge, and they all speculated that "it should be based on the location." It should be that Jade Reservoir will release water at 6 p.m., stay away from the river." "Reservoir flood release warning?" in English? Has the text changed to the official language? "↓
reported that it took 25 minutes for some people to receive the Chinese version of the alarm notice, saying that the Feicui Reservoir will release water from 18:00 on October 17, and the downstream areas of the reservoir will be Beishi Creek and Xindian People near the creek should pay more attention and stay away from the river bed for safety. However, some people reported that they only received the English version and did not receive the two versions.
Some Taiwanese people said that it took 25 minutes for the Chinese version of the alert to be received. The picture comes from Taiwanese media
After a call from Taiwan's "China Times News Network", it was confirmed that the unit that issued the alert was the Feicui Reservoir Management Bureau. The management authority said that the English warning notice was to remind the Feicui Reservoir to release water at 18:00, and please approach Xindian Creek downstream of the reservoir. People along the coast should pay attention to safety. The same warning notice has also been issued in Chinese. Because Taiwan's policy is bilingual, in theory, people will receive warnings in both Chinese and English.
In Shuangbei (Taipei and New Taipei), some people only received the Chinese warning, some only received the English version, and some did not receive the notification at all. The Jade Reservoir Management Bureau said that there may be a problem with the alarm notification system, or personal Mobile phone settings. In addition, if the mobile phone signal positioning is not near Xindian Creek, there may not be notification. Regarding the different standards for sending alert notifications, the Emerald Reservoir Management Bureau said it would understand the reasons and improve them.
