By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe National Communications Commission （NCC） yesterday launched an investigation into Chinese Television System （CTS, 華視） for allegedly causing public panic by mistakenly running news tickers about a Chinese invasion and disaster.
People should carry mobile phones as well as satellite communication devices to ensure their safety when hiking in the mountains, the National Communications Commission (NCC) said at the weekend.
Safety issues facing Taiwan’s growing mountaineering enthusiasts came under scrutiny following the death of former Pegatron Corp vice president Tsai Chin-kuo (蔡進國).
Tsai was reported missing on Sunday last week after he went hiking alone the day before in the Manyueyuan National Forest Recreation Area (滿月圓森林遊樂區) of New Taipei City’s Sansia District (三峽). The altitudes of mountains in the area range from 300m to 1,728m above sea level.
Rescuers from the New
Three workers were killed and two injured after scaffolding at a construction site collapsed in New Taipei City’s Sansia District (三峽), the New Taipei City Fire Department said yesterday.
The incident occurred at about 1pm, when the three-story-high scaffolding collapsed for an unknown reason, the department said.
The construction is part of an elevated section of the MRT metro rail’s Sanying Line.
One of the workers who died in the collapse was from Thailand, while the other two were Taiwanese, the New Taipei City Labor Affairs Department said.
The two injured workers one Taiwanese and one Thai had leg fractures, the fire
/ Staff writer, with CNAThree workers were killed and two injured after scaffolding at a construction site collapsed in New Taipei City’s Sansia District （三峽）, the New Taipei City Fire Department said yesterday.
Rescue efforts continued last night after several people had reportedly fallen into the Beishi River (北勢溪) in New Taipei City’s Hubaotan (虎豹潭) area.
At press time, two adults and four children remained missing, the New Taipei City Fire Department said.
The six were part of a group of naturalists organized by a local community, department officials said.
The group departed from the Hubaotan Old Trail (虎豹潭古道) in the afternoon and was on the way back when a downpour started, officials quoted the group’s leader, a teacher surnamed Su (蘇), as saying.
Seven participants fell into the river, they quoted Su as saying.
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