A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan on the 18th, and disasters were also reported in Taoyuan City, with the largest magnitude 3. The ceiling of the Badminton Hall of Taoyuan City, which was just completed on the 17th, collapsed severely.

The ceiling of the Badminton Hall of Taoyuan City Bade Sports Center collapsed severely (" United News Network ")

Overseas Network, September 19th. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan on the 18th. The disaster situation also occurred in Taoyuan City, where the maximum magnitude is 3 magnitude 3. The ceiling of the Badminton Hall of Taoyuan City Bade Sports Center, which was just completed on the 17th, collapsed severely. Zheng Wencan, a mayor of Taoyuan, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party, was criticized in person for "engaging in shoddy projects."

According to Taiwan's "United News Network", on the 18th, the sound insulation panels and ceiling light steel frame of the Bademinton Hall of Taoyuan Bade Sports Center collapsed due to an earthquake, and one person was injured. Taiwanese media revealed that the construction of the stadium was a major project costing NT$1.2 billion, which caused controversy on public opinion. Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan accepted inquiries from the public opinion representative on the 19th.

Taoyuan City Public Opinion Representative Xu Yushu questioned that Pingzhen Cultural Parking Lot suffered casualties in 2020 due to the collapse of the construction site. On the 18th, the ceiling collapse of the Bade Sports Center Stadium occurred. It can be said that it was the two major "scramble projects" in Taoyuan, but the work unit did not review it. In addition to the lack of supervision mechanism, Taoyuan Municipal Government also often rushes to cut ribbons, resulting in many projects not being constructed according to normal procedures. Zheng Wencan claimed that "this is slander."

Public opinion representative Shu Cuiling said that the sports center has only been in use for one year and will re-construct the stadium lighting project, which means that the original design does not meet the needs. Is there any problem with the contractor's original construction? After the incident, the Taoyuan Municipal Government immediately began to "pass the blame" and had problems with his attitude.

Zheng Wencan acknowledged that this incident "will affect Taoyuan's construction image", apologized and claimed to be responsible for all public works. However, the public opinion on the island did not buy it. Many Taiwanese people left messages to mock, "Five-star mayor, a magnitude 3 earthquake, one-time destruction!" "The magnitude 3 earthquake caused the ceiling of newly completed buildings to collapse. If a larger earthquake occurs in the future, it is hard to imagine what consequences will be." (Overseas Network Yang Jia)

Source: Overseas Network