Typhoon Morakot leaves 461 deaths in Taiwan

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Relatives mourn for their victims in front of mudslide area at the devastated village of Hsiaolin, in Kaohsiung county, southeast China's Taiwan Province, Aug. 15, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)

Relatives mourn for their victims in front of mudslide area at the devastated village of Hsiaolin, in Kaohsiung county, southeast China's Taiwan Province, Aug. 15, 2009. [Xinhua]

As of 18:00 pm Tuesday, Morakot, the worst typhoon to hit Taiwan 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 including 392 deaths, the center said.

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2009 shows the severely-damaged Nanheng Road section across the Taoyuan Village of Kaohsiung County, southeast China's Taiwan.(Xinhua Photo)

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2009 shows the severely-damaged Nanheng Road section across the Taoyuan Village of Kaohsiung County, southeast China's Taiwan. [Xinhua]

Morakot, which devastated Taiwan on August 8, had brought about a 14.5 billion NT dollars (440 million US dollars) financial losses for agricultural, forestry, fishing and herding sectors, according to a report previously released by Taiwan's agricultural authorities.

(Xinhua News Agency August 26, 2009)

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