Chu was briefed by the Council of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education yesterday.
Council Minister Chen Wu-hsiung (陳武雄) said the council had created 15 groups composed of agriculture experts from academia and the corporate sector to serve in typhoon-hit areas to provide farmers and fishermen with technical support and consulting services.
A ministry report showed that 18 elementary and junior high schools, with a total of 1,466 students, were affected by the typhoon in Nantou County, Chiayi County, Kaohsiung County, and Pingtung County, while 1,196 students were resettled in other schools or makeshift classrooms.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHIH HSIU-CHUAN
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