MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH : MOFA sorry, but denies mistake over refusing aid

By Jenny W. hsu and Flora Wang / STAFF REPORTERS

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiu Yi (邱毅) said Premier Liu Chao-shiuan (劉兆玄) had failed to supervise the ministry.

“Given the serious flooding and landslides, we should have accepted foreign aid if other nations were willing to offer help. Why did we idiotically decline their gestures?” Chiu asked. “This government is apathetic and insensitive.”