Tuesday, August 11, 2009

100 feared buried alive, 41 dead in typhoon-hit Taiwan

A mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan leaving 100 people feared buried alive, officials said Tuesday, as the confirmed death toll from Typhoon Morakot on the island hit 41.

Taiwan's worst flooding in half a century had left another 62 people missing, not counting the disaster in the remote village of Hsiaolin. tales of individual heroism emerged, as rescue missions moved into full swing across Taiwan with authorities rushing out helicopters to remote areas cut off by fallen bridges or raging rivers. - AFP

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