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| About 700 people missing in southern Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot have been found alive, say army officials. | About 700 people missing in southern Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot have been found alive, say army officials. |
| People from four villages are said to have made it to higher ground before mud and rock engulfed their homes. | People from four villages are said to have made it to higher ground before mud and rock engulfed their homes. |
| Among the survivors found by rescue teams are 200 from Hsiaolin village, reports the Taiwan Central News Agency. | Among the survivors found by rescue teams are 200 from Hsiaolin village, reports the Taiwan Central News Agency. |
| Frantic rescue efforts have been ongoing in Hsiaolin and surrounding villages since the weekend to find hundreds of people believed missing. | Frantic rescue efforts have been ongoing in Hsiaolin and surrounding villages since the weekend to find hundreds of people believed missing. |
| The typhoon struck Taiwan at the weekend, killing at least 60 people and causing the worst flooding in 50 years. | |
| Military helicopters have been ferrying villagers out of communities cut off by the storms and floods. | |
| The storm also hit mainland China, where about 1.4 million people were evacuated from coastal areas and eight people died in flooding. |