Typhoon Podul Makes Landfall in Taiwan, Prompts Evacuations

Establishment-critical narrative

Taiwan's typhoon response system has crumbled under pressure, exposing decades of complacency beneath the veneer of preparedness. Poor coordination leaves communities isolated as emergency networks fail catastrophically, and bureaucratic inefficiency transforms natural disasters into governance nightmares. A supposedly experienced island nation reveals itself as dangerously unprepared for nature's predictable fury.