Six passengers climbed out of a stalled elevator by ladder after waiting nearly 90 minutes for rescue at Kaohsiung Main Station.

Hsu said the problem was being driven by easy access to food and by exposed garbage. She argued that while the city has launched rodent-control efforts in shopping districts and traditional markets, parks risk becoming a neglected gap in those measures. She urged the city government to add parks to its priority pest-control areas, improve trash collection and management at hotspots, and consider adopting covered garbage containers similar to those used in other cities to reduce food access for rodents.

Afritai Ltd. (亞非台有限公司) founder Ubadigha Chinweze told Kaohsiung Times that he first noticed the opportunity while working part-time at a scrapyard as a student in Taiwan. One of his jobs was helping load shipping containers bound for Africa. The experience showed him that many Taiwanese used cars and auto parts still had value in overseas markets.

The “540” hand gesture seen in the video is not an officially recognized emergency signal in Taiwan. However, some individual schools have introduced the gesture during safety or life-skills education, meaning familiarity can vary by age, school, and location.