Gym bros, monks, retirees: thousands descend on Taiwan town to clean up after devastating flood

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Trains packed with volunteers arrive at tourist town of Guangfu, days after typhoon sent millions of tonnes of mud and water crashing through its streetsThey arrived by train, car and motorbike, in boots and bucket hats and carrying shovels.Students, monks, and retirees. Gym bros, migrant workers, mums and dads with their children, even tourists. As a crowd of hundreds disembarks from the train a crowd of people cheer “jiayou”, a chant of encouragement which translates to “add oil”. Continue reading...