{"id":9867,"date":"2026-03-05T05:21:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbv.or.jp\/en\/?p=9867"},"modified":"2026-03-05T07:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:37:59","slug":"pbv-supports-typhoon-ragasa-recovery-in-hualien-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbv.or.jp\/en\/news\/pbv-supports-typhoon-ragasa-recovery-in-hualien-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"PBV Supports Typhoon Ragasa Recovery in Hualien, Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Super Typhoon Ragasa tore through eastern Taiwan on 23 September 2025, unleashing catastrophic flooding across the Hualien region after a landslide dam on the Matai’an Stream burst its banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The townships of Guangfu, Wanrong, and Fenglin bore the brunt of the disaster. Guangfu \u2014 sitting at the lowest elevation \u2014 was hit hardest, with more than 1,600 homes engulfed in thick, muddy silt. Roads were severed, power lines brought down, and medical access cut off, leaving thousands of residents in acute distress.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Authorities had confirmed 19 deaths, with five people still missing and 157 others injured by 12 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The destruction did not end with the storm. Subsequent aftershocks compounded the damage to already weakened infrastructure, further disrupting access to food, schooling, and basic necessities \u2014 hitting children in rural and economically vulnerable communities particularly hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PBV launched a relief project in partnership with the Tzu Chi Foundation, a long-established humanitarian organisation with deep roots in the affected region.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Through this collaboration, a total of 795 vegetarian meals were prepared and delivered to disaster-affected children at schools across the stricken townships, providing both nutritional support and a measure of comfort during an exceptionally difficult recovery period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We sincerely ask for your warm support to continue PBV’s emergency relief efforts and ensure life-saving aid continues to reach those most in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DONATE NOW<\/a>\u00a0to support PBV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Super Typhoon Ragasa tore through eastern Taiwan on 23 September 2025, unleashing catastrophic flooding across the Hualien region after a landslide dam on the Matai’an Stream burst its banks. The townships of Guangfu, Wanrong, and Fenglin bore the brunt of the disaster. Guangfu \u2014 sitting at the lowest elevation \u2014 was hit hardest, with more than 1,600 homes engulfed in thick, muddy silt. Roads were severed, power lines brought down, and medical access cut off, leaving thousands of residents in acute distress. Authorities had confirmed 19 deaths, with five people still missing and 157 others injured by 12 October. The destruction did not end with the storm. Subsequent aftershocks compounded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[311,8],"class_list":["post-9867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-activity-reports","tag-disaster-relief"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t