virtualreview

china: news and opinion

Typhoon Morakot death toll in Taiwan rises to 376

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... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Aug 25 2009

see also:

09 Aug 09 visit Typhoon "Morakot" Slams Taiwan & China 08-09-09  »  YouTube
25 Aug 09 visit 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...
26 Aug 09 visit 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...
18 Aug 09 visit Typhoon Morakot death toll hits 127 on Taiwan  »  People's Daily Typhoon Morakot has killed at least 127 people and left 307 missing in Taiwan as of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, say local disaster response authorities. Another 45 people were injured in the worst typhoon to hit the island in nearly five decades as it...
19 Aug 09 visit Taiwan typhoon death toll climbs to 136  »  People's Daily Taiwan's death toll from typhoon Morakot climbed to 136 as of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, not including the 523 villagers buried alive by mudslides, local disaster response authorities said. Morakot also left 386 missing and 45 injured. It was the worst...
17 Aug 09 visit Typhoon Morakot kills 126, injures 45 in Taiwan  »  Shanghai Daily TYPHOON Morakot has killed at least 126 people and left 61 missing in Taiwan as of 8 am today, according to local disaster response authorities. Another 45 people were injured after the typhoon, the worst on the...

« Today's Stories