Starting July 19, air raid drills will be staged in different areas around the country until Aug. 11 as part of the yearly Wan-An Military Exercise, the spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense announced yesterday.
Major General Liu Chih-chien (
During the exercise, all cars and passengers must follow police signals to take shelter. Trains and mass rapid transit cars will run as usual, but passengers waiting for trains at stations will have to evacuate to designated places.
Highway traffic will also be controlled at all entrances -- only exiting will be permitted, and no cars will be allowed to enter the highways. Civilian airliners will take off and land as usual, passengers waiting for flight will also have to follow police guidance to take shelter. At sea ports, all docking ships will have to remain silent.
Public offices and private businesses will operate as usual, except that all doors and windows will have to be shut, and the people inside the buildings will have to remain inside.
Those who do not follow police orders during the exercise will be fined between NT$30,000 (US$937) and NT$150,000.
Liu said the exercise, dubbed "Wan An No. 28," aims to check the city and county governments' abilities to respond to such emergencies as fires, military or terrorist attacks and nuclear incidents.
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