I saw it at this rescue center (see photo) for victims of the typhoon that swamped southern Taiwan last week, but I seldom saw it in local media or heard it in conversation. My editors had no interest in it at all. That is, most of the people killed,... ...full story at Laowiseass
from Laowiseass on Mon, Aug 17 2009
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Typhoon sweeps into China »
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Typhoon Morakot kills 126, injures 45 in Taiwan » People's Daily Typhoon Morakot has killed at least 126 people and left 61 missing in Taiwan as of 8 a.m. Monday, according to local disaster response authorities. Another 45 people were injured after the typhoon, the worst on the island in nearly five decades,... |
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