The Shihkangpa Reservoir, which supplies water to the Greater Taichung and Changhua areas, leaked all two million tons of its water yesterday.
A water pipeline from Feng-yuan Water Treatment Plant to the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park was also seriously damaged.
Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Chih-kang (
Dams
Taipower warned that two of its hydroelectric dams in central Taiwan may have been damaged.
"Our technicians checked the Takuan and Mingtan dams and found abnormal signs," a Taipower official said without elaborating. "Further evaluations will be still needed to examine the structure of the two dams."
But he noted the structure of the largest dam in the area -- Tehchi reservoir -- remained intact despite damage to the power generating facilities.
The Feitsui Reservoir, which supplies water to the Greater Taipei area was not damaged, the official added.
Gas and oil
Of the 580-plus gas stations run by China Petroleum Corp (CPC), only 375 were in operation yesterday. Stations in the Taichung area were most seriously affected, with only 11 in operation.
In Taipei, the Great Taipei Gas Corp received several hundreds of reports of gas leakages yester-day. The company sent a 25-member team to the area around the Tung Hsing Building in Sungshan District, which collapsed yesterday morning, to stop gas leakages. Unable to reach the building's gas pipes, the team used two backhoes to stop the pipes on Pateh Road and Fuyuan Street.
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