Hualien Flooding on 15th, Junior High Education Exam Site Unaffected
Flooding occurred in parts of Guangfu Township, Hualien County due to heavy rain. The Ministry of Education stated that the Junior High Education Exam remains unaffected, with the Guangfu Vocational High School exam site operating normally and no major absenteeism reported.
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Parts of Guangfu Township in Hualien County were flooded on the 15th due to heavy rain. The Ministry of Education stated that the Junior High Education Exam is currently unaffected, with the Guangfu Vocational High School exam site operating normally and no major absenteeism reported.
Hualien County experienced heavy rain yesterday afternoon, leading to poor drainage of the Madana Creek tributary, causing flooding in the 12th neighborhood of Dongfu Village and Fozu Street in Guangfu Township, forcing 6 households to evacuate urgently. In addition, slope debris at the north entrance of Chongde Tunnel at the 163km mark of the Suhua Highway led to the precautionary closure of the Hemei-Chongde section.
The Junior High Education Exam began today, with Social Studies and Mathematics taken in the morning. Wang Yen-huang, chairman of the exam office, told Central News Agency reporters that currently, no schools in Hualien have reported being affected by the weather.
At the Guangfu Vocational High School exam site closest to the flooded area, there were 6 absences in the first and second periods today. Wang Yen-huang stated that these 6 examinees come from 5 different junior high schools and are not concentrated in any specific area, so it is currently judged that the absences were not caused by the weather.
According to current Ministry of Education statistics, the nationwide absence rate for the first period Social Studies exam was 1,966 students, an absence rate of 1.08%, not significantly different from last year. No major fraud cases occurred, with only sporadic minor violations, mostly early examination of test booklets.
Hualien County experienced heavy rain yesterday afternoon, leading to poor drainage of the Madana Creek tributary, causing flooding in the 12th neighborhood of Dongfu Village and Fozu Street in Guangfu Township, forcing 6 households to evacuate urgently. In addition, slope debris at the north entrance of Chongde Tunnel at the 163km mark of the Suhua Highway led to the precautionary closure of the Hemei-Chongde section.
The Junior High Education Exam began today, with Social Studies and Mathematics taken in the morning. Wang Yen-huang, chairman of the exam office, told Central News Agency reporters that currently, no schools in Hualien have reported being affected by the weather.
At the Guangfu Vocational High School exam site closest to the flooded area, there were 6 absences in the first and second periods today. Wang Yen-huang stated that these 6 examinees come from 5 different junior high schools and are not concentrated in any specific area, so it is currently judged that the absences were not caused by the weather.
According to current Ministry of Education statistics, the nationwide absence rate for the first period Social Studies exam was 1,966 students, an absence rate of 1.08%, not significantly different from last year. No major fraud cases occurred, with only sporadic minor violations, mostly early examination of test booklets.