President Ma pays respects to deceased village administrator

Ma visited the home of Miu Jung-tang, head of the Chinghan Village Office in Yunlin County's Kouhu township, and offered his condolences to Miu's family.

Miu, 47, is survived by his wife, their four children and his 80-year-old father who has been confined to a sick bed for years.

Miu braved strong winds and heavy rains on the night of Aug. 9 to climb onto a drainage channel near the coastal area of Chinghan Village to close the water gate and thus prevent the village from being inundated by waves kicked up by the typhoon.

However, immediately after closing the water gate, he slipped and fell into the channel where he drowned.

Praising Miu's efforts as heroic, Ma said Miu showed great courage in the face of danger and was a national role model.

Ma said he will see to it that Miu's family receives good condolence compensation from the government.

Meanwhile, the Yunlin County government in southern Taiwan presented a special certificate of commendation for bravery to Miu's family Wednesday and renamed the water gate as the Jung Tang Water Gate in commemoration of the late administrator.

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