Bouncing over ruined roads washed out by Typhoon Morakot (some roadbeds have been transformed into river beds), a group of scholars (including myself) drove to the township of Chia-hsien 甲仙 (Kaohsiung County) on August 18 to attend a press confer... ...full story at China Beat
from China Beat on Thu, Aug 20 2009
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Typhoon Morakot Hits China » YouTube |
| 25 Aug 09 |
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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... |
| 25 Aug 09 |
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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... |
| 14 Aug 09 |
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Relief work underway in typhoon-hit Kaohsiung, Taiwan » People's Daily &$ &$Rescue workers move past a ruined bridge by temporary steel ropes for relief work on the road to Xinkai village in Kaohsiung of Taiwan, Aug. 12, 2009. The village was hit by debris flow caused by typhoon Morakot, which might result in serious... |
| 26 Aug 09 |
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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... |
| 19 Aug 09 |
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Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou vows to provide 1 bln NTDs for reconstruction at typhoon-hit county » People's Daily Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou promised to appropriate a special fund of 1 billion New Taiwan Dollars to Kaohsiung County for reconstruction after Typhoon Morakot. Ma made the remarks to officials at a village in the island's southern county where an... |
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