'Hundreds lost' in Taiwan typhoon

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Source: BBC

Hundreds of people are feared dead in Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot triggered a mudslide that buried an entire village on the south-west coast.

Officials said about 600-800 people are missing in Shiao Lin village after part of the mountain collapsed on sleeping villagers' homes on Monday morning.

Most of the dead are thought to be the elderly and children.

Elsewhere in Taiwan, the number of confirmed deaths is 37, with 35 injured and 52 missing, officials said.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8194460.stm

[SpiralHawk]

1. "I'm gonna send Brownie right over to help." - xCommander AWOL (R)

"He'll make sure nothing happens until all the 'help' contracts can be shunted to Republicon cronies. Smirk."

- xCommander AWOL Bush (R - Fail Freak)

[David Zephyr]

2. This is tragic. Just tragic.

I have a dear place in my heart for Taiwan. This is truly very tragic.

[pscot]

3. Marakot was only a cat 1 or 2

amazing that it caused such devastation.