MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH : Aboriginal survivors fear losing their lands

ATTACHMENT The government is facing a political minefield over the question of whether to permanently resettle Aborigines displaced by Morakot in other areas

By Polly Hui / AFP , CISHAN, KAOHSIUNG COUNTY

At a separate setting yesterday, the KMT caucus urged the Executive Yuan to merge the nation’s 30 mountainous townships into one special mountainous district and reserve part of the land for Aborigines.

The special district should be put under the jurisdiction of the central government, which could then control land preservation and disaster relief in the townships, the caucus said.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY FLORA WANG