Twelve dead, 52 missing in Taiwan flooding: rescuers
2009-08-09

Category Typhoon Flood Nations Taiwan Category Regions Regions Asia Pacific Rim Source (AFP)

TAIPEI (AFP) - At least 12 people were confirmed dead and 52 others were missing in Taiwan on Monday after Typhoon Morakot caused the island's worst flooding in half a century, the rescue services said.

The military was also trying to rescue thousands of people cut off by fallen bridges or raging rivers after the typhoon dumped a record 2.5 metres (100 inches) of rain on the island before it headed for the coast of mainland China.