( Observer Network ) According to Taiwan media "Central News Agency" on July 24, the Taiwan regional defense department said that the "Wan'an 45 Exercise" was held from the 25th to the 28th. This year's "Wan'an Exercise" will combine the "Han Guang Exercise" live-fire exercises, and will implement warning and traffic control drills in the district from 1:30 to 2:00 pm every day, and practice "cars will be parked and people will be evacuated nearby" in Taipei, Taichung and Tainan. During this period, people must cooperate with guidance to get off the train and evacuate nearby.
screenshot from Taiwan media Central News Agency
Taiwan regional defense department said that by practicing and preparing in peacetime, the overall combat power can be exerted in wartime, "reducing the loss of people's lives and property." During the
exercise, alarms are issued from 1:30 to 2:00 every day. On the 25th, the northern regions such as Taipei City, New Taipei City, , Keelung City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County, Yilan County , on the 26th, Taichung City, Miaoli County , Changhua County, nantou County, Yunlin County, Chiayi County, etc., Central regions such as Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, and Pingtung County, and on the 28th, Hualien County, Taitung County and offshore areas.
22 Taipei Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau held a Guangkui air defense shelter drill. The picture is from "Central News Agency"
In addition, local governments will implement alarm transmission and distribution on the day of the exercise, and will send mobile phone warning text messages with the "Air Threat Alarm System". People will receive the "Taiwan Alarm" simulated missile air raid warning drill information; after the air defense alarm is released, people will implement shelter and traffic control, and implement emergency repairs for facilities, rescue of wounded personnel and other war disaster rescue drills.
will also verify for the first time in Guangjuli, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Fengleli, Nantun District, Taichung City, and Dongqiaoli, Yongkang District, Tainan City, "cars are parked and people are evacuated nearby". In the past, during the "Wan'an Exercise", vehicles on the ground road only had to park in a safe place but people did not need to get off. This year, after the vehicles under these three internal areas heard the air defense alarm, the driver and passengers had to get off the car and obey the guidance to carry out evacuation and shelter nearby to meet the "wartime situation". Taiwanese media reported that in the future, the processing will be expanded year by year according to the implementation results.
Taiwan regional defense department emphasized that during the air defense exercise, government agencies, schools, groups, companies, people, etc. at all levels should cooperate with the control and drill. If the exercise regulations are violated, local governments may impose fines of more than NT$230,000 (about NT$6,800) and less than NT$150,000 (about NT$33,900) in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Defense Law; if you hear an air defense alarm while driving, you should remain calm and do not violate traffic rules.
After the "Wan'an No. 41 Exercise" alarm was issued in June 2018, people and vehicles in northern Taiwan were evacuated on the spot, and the roads in the city were completely cleared. Pictured from "Central News Agency"
