Soldier hiked 3km to reach parents sheltering at a hutStaff writer, with cnaA soldier in Nantou County hiked through landslides and flooding to bring supplies to his parents who had been sheltering at a mountain hut since Typhoon Khanun closed roads in the area. Shih Chih-wei (施芷崴) and his special forces associates trekked 3km to reach the hut in rural Renai Township (仁愛), the Military News Agency said. Shih’s parents, who are farmers living in an indigenous community, were harvesting crops when Typhoon Khanun brought rain to the area, the agency said. Army soldier Shih Chih-wei, right, poses for a photograph with his father on Tuesday. With Shih’s parents now well-stocked with supplies, the rescue team decided it would be safer for the two farmers to continue sheltering at the hut until the roads open again, the reports said.

Source: Taipei Times August 09, 2023 18:52 UTC