As powerful typhoon Morakot swept across Taiwan in an awesome display of destructive power, it brought danger and fear to aboriginal tribes in the southern section of the island. Pingtung county, the southernmost, has been inhabited for many years... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Thu, Aug 13 2009
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Typhoon Morakot death toll in Taiwan rises to 376 » People's Daily Typhoon Morakot, the worst typhoon to hit Taiwan in 50 years, has claimed 376 lives, left 254 missing and 46 others injured, the island's disaster response authorities said Tuesday. Hsiaolin Village in Kaohsiung County alone had reported 239... |
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Typhoon Morakot kills 291 lives in Taiwan » People's Daily Morakot, the worst typhoon to hit Taiwan in 50 years has claimed at least 291 lives and left 387 missing and 45 injured, said Taiwan's disaster control center Monday. Kaohsiung County, the worst victim of the August 8 typhoon, has reported 224... |
| 11 Aug 09 |
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CPC expresses sympathy over Taiwan's losses in typhoon Morakot » People's Daily The Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Monday expressed its sympathies to compatriots in Taiwan for their losses in typhoon Morakot via a letter forwarded to the Kuomintang. Typhoon Morakot, which swept... |
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Typhoon Morakot leaves 461 deaths, 192 missing, 46 injured in Taiwan » People's Daily As of 18:00 pm Tuesday, Morakot, the worst typhoon to hit the island in 50 years, had claimed 461 lives and left 192 missing and 46 injured, according to Taiwan's disaster control center. Kaohsiung County had reported the largest casualties... |
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Typhoon Morakot kills 67, injures 45 in Taiwan » People's Daily Typhoon Morakot had killed at least 67 people and left 61 missing in Taiwan at 12:00 noon, the island's authorities said Wednesday. Another 45 people were injured after the worst typhoon to hit the region in nearly five decades swept across the... |
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