From August 6-9, southern Taiwan was hit with the worst typhoon in 50 years. Per the Associated Press story: “Morakot dumped more than 80 inches (two meters) of rain on the island last weekend and stranded thousands in villages in the mountainous... ...full story at Blogging For China
from Blogging For China on Mon, Aug 17 2009
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