Access to the section has been disrupted by a massive landslide on Friday last week triggered by days of heavy rainfall on Taiwan’s northeast coast. Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung, second left, inspects a damaged section of railway between Ruifang and Houtong stations in New Taipei City yesterday. “The new management system should take environmental factors into consideration,” Lin said. The landslide last week has raised questions over why the area fell through the cracks in the system. United Geotech was the contractor in charge of building the management system.

Source: Taipei Times December 10, 2020 15:56 UTC