wfn.org | World Vision finishes first batch of temporary housing units for Morakot victims

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>3017 Edition

>December 21~27 2009

World Vision finishes first batch of temporary housing units for  Morakot victims

>Reported by Chiou Kuo-rong

>Written by Lydia Ma

It’s been more than four months since Typhoon Morakot  devastated parts of Taiwan and

left many people, mostly Aborigines, homeless. World Vision Taiwan  finally finished its

first batch of temporary housing units built for typhoon victims  and a thanksgiving service

was held on December 17 as new keys were handed to each family.

The number of temporary housing units built in this new community  totaled 50 and its

location is in Taitung county’s Chialan village. Each house  consists of two floors or roughly

100 square meters – the first floor comprising a seniors’  room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and

the second floor consisting of a large room with multiple beds.  Residents can partition this

bedroom into smaller rooms later. Most of the construction  materials used for these

>houses is recyclable.

Commenting on these houses, one resident said he was very happy to  finally have a

house to live in. He also said most of the furniture in his new  house were made from the

wood of trees found drifting on rivers after the typhoon uprooted  them. His wife also said

she nearly had a nervous breakdown after the typhoon because they  had just moved into a

new house and were just beginning to pay their mortgage when the  typhoon left them

homeless. The couple is extremely grateful to World Vision for its  efforts and to everyone

who supported World Vision financially in this project.

Another resident is Chialan Presbyterian Church’s deacon, Chi  Shiu-mei. She said her

whole family is currently living with relatives but they will be  moving into these temporary

housing units soon. There are over a dozen typhoon victims in her  church and many of

them are farmers who’ve lost all their land and produce in  the typhoon and mudslides.

Their livelihood is a serious concern to them and churches must  continue to support them

>through prayers and deeds.

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