Topic: Typhoon Morakot
When Typhoon Morakot battered much of southern Taiwan in 2009, it may have destroyed the homeland of the indigenous Tsou who live on Alishan, but...
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On August 6 , 2009 , authorities warned residents of Taiwan to prepare for Typhoon Morakot , which was expected to hit the nation the following day.
About 700 aborigines were trapped in a remote Taiwan village after heavy rains brought by tropical storm Meranti triggered landslides, as weathermen issued a warning against the storm.Meranti dumped over 350 millimetres (14 inches) of rain over the past 24 hours ...
Taiwan paid tribute on Sunday to more than 700 people killed or missing in Typhoon Morakot a year ago, one of the island's worst natural disasters.The typhoon slammed into Taiwan in August 2009, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that ...
Southern Taiwan could experience even bigger mudslides than those that buried hundreds alive last year, when the worst typhoon in half a century hit the island, experts warned Thursday."In the next 20 years or so, southern Taiwan could face many more ...
The death and destruction wreaked on Taiwan by Typhoon Morakot was a disaster waiting to happen, aggravated by decades of unrestrained environmental abuse, critics say.Sixty years of intense use of the small island's natural resources left it increasingly fragile and ...
Coral reefs off Taiwan will need up to 100 years to recover from Typhoon Morakot, which lashed the island in early August killing more than 600 people, a scientist said Tuesday.Latest research shows the reefs, near volcanic Orchid Island southeast of ...
Taiwan's premier on Monday resigned over the government's handling of last month's deadly typhoon as the China-friendly administration struggled to end its worst crisis since it came to power.Liu Chao-shiuan's surprise announcement ended weeks of speculation about ...
Taiwan Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said Monday he had tendered his resignation, accepting political responsibility for the handling of Typhoon Morakot, which hit the island last month. "More than 700 were killed in the typhoon. Someone has to take political responsibility," he told ...
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