Panamanian freighter sends out SOS near Taiwan during typhoonOctober 5th, 2009 TAIPEI - Taiwan's coast guard are searching for a Panamanian freighter which sent out an SOS near Taiwan during Typhoon Parma, the Taipei Rescue and Coordination Centre said Monday. "The search for the Panamanian freighter is still going on," a duty officer at the rescue centre said by phone without giving details because he was not authorised to speak to the press.
Typhoon Parma approaches TaiwanOctober 3rd, 2009 TAIPEI - Typhoon Parma approached Taiwan Sunday morning after slamming the northern Philippines and killing at least three people there. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau issued a land warning Sunday morning as the storm charged into the Bashih Channel separating Taiwan and the Philippines.
Taiwan president names new premier after resignation prompted by typhoon falloutSeptember 7th, 2009 Taiwan president names new premierTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's president has named Wu Den-yih, the ruling party's secretary general, as premier after the incumbent resigned amid mounting criticism of the government's slow response to a devastating typhoon. He succeeds Liu Chao-shiuan who resigned Monday as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.
Taiwan premier resigns over typhoon disasterSeptember 7th, 2009 TAIPEI - Taiwan Premier Liu Chao-shiuan submitted his resignation to the president Monday to take the blame for a disaster triggered by last month's Typhoon Morakot that left close to 700 dead and thousands homeless.
Dalai Lama urged to keep politics out during his Taiwan visitAugust 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taiwan officials hope that Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama stays clear of politics during his visit to comfort victims of Typhoon Morakot. The Dalai Lama arrived in the island on late Sunday.
Taiwan agrees to Dalai Lama's visit to comfort diaster victims, risking China's ireAugust 27th, 2009 Taiwan's government OKs Dalai Lama to visit TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Ma Ying jeou says his government has agreed to a visit by the Dalai Lama to comfort survivors of a devastating typhoon. Such a visit is likely to anger China, which considers the Buddhist spiritual leader a "splittist" for promoting Tibetan autonomy.
Taiwan typhoon toll rises to 153August 21st, 2009 TAIPEI - The toll in typhoon Morakot that devastated the country Aug 7 rose to 153 Friday after officials retrieved 12 more bodies, disaster relief officials said. Officials said 464 people are still missing.
Ship with 22 Chinese crew missing after typhoonAugust 16th, 2009 QINGDAO - Twenty-two Chinese crew of a Panama-registered freighter have been missing after the vessel was hit by Typhoon Morakot east of Taiwan, officials said Sunday. The search for the missing seamen is under way, the officials in Qingdao City said.
Taiwan typhoon toll could cross 500: OfficialsAugust 14th, 2009 TAIPEI - The death toll in Typhoon Morakot that devastated Taiwan Aug 7 could cross 500, officials said Friday. Latest reports say at least 380 people are feared dead following an Aug 9 mudslide in Hsiaolin village in southern Taiwan in the wake of the typhoon.
300 buried alive in southern Taiwan villageAugust 14th, 2009 TAIPEI - About 300 people are estimated to have been killed by a massive landslide that wiped out much of a village in southern Taiwan, news agency reports quoted a government official, as saying on Friday. The tragedy is said to have taken place in the village of Hsiao Li.
Typhoon Morakat kills 67 in TaiwanAugust 12th, 2009 TAIPEI - The deaths from the typhoon Morakat reached 67 with 61 people still missing in Taiwan, authorities said Wednesday. Another 45 people were injured after the worst typhoon to hit the region in nearly five decades swept across the island, causing havoc across central and southern regions.
Taiwan military rescues some 260 from typhoon-triggered mudslideAugust 11th, 2009 Taiwan military rescues some 260 from mudslideTAIPEI, Taiwan — TV stations say Taiwan's military has rescued about 260 people from the area around a village that was struck by a typhoon-triggered mudslide, but there is no word on the fate of scores of others buried by the disaster in the island's south. The mudslide touched off by Typhoon Morakot inundated the remote mountain village of Shiao Lin on Sunday, leaving at least 400 people unaccounted for.
TV says Taiwan helicopter with 6 aboard crashes during typhoon rescue missionAugust 11th, 2009 TV says Taiwan helicopter crashes during rescueTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese TV stations say a helicopter carrying five crew members and a nurse has crashed into a mountain while on a mission to rescue villagers whose homes were destroyed by a powerful typhoon. The reports say the helicopter was spotted lying in a valley after crashing Tuesday.
Police official says 400 unaccounted for in Taiwanese village hit by typhoonAugust 10th, 2009 Official: 400 unaccounted for in Taiwan typhoonTAIPEI, Taiwan —A Taiwanese police official says an estimated 400 people remain unaccounted for in a mountainous village that was struck by a mudslide spawned by Typhoon Morakot. The official, surnamed Wang, says about 100 people have been rescued by military helicopter or otherwise avoided the impact of Sunday morning's mudslide in Shiao Lin village in the south of the island.
Typhoon Morakot mudslide leaves 400 missing in TaiwanAugust 10th, 2009 LONDON - An estimated 400 people remain unaccounted for in a mountainous village in Taiwan after the area was struck by a mudslide created by "Typhoon Morakot."
The Independent quoted a Taiwanese official, surnamed Wang, as saying that a military helicopter had rescued about 100 people from Shiao Lin village in the south of the island. Taiwan's official death toll from Typhoon Morakot stands at 14.
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