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Taiwan mudslide hundreds 'alive' Taiwan mudslide hundreds 'alive'
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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 several villages are said to have made it to higher ground before mud and rock engulfed their homes.People from several 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.
"We have found around 700 people alive in three villages last night and 26 more this morning. We are deploying 25 helicopters to evacuate them," said Maj Gen Richard Hu, a senior official in the military rescue effort."We have found around 700 people alive in three villages last night and 26 more this morning. We are deploying 25 helicopters to evacuate them," said Maj Gen Richard Hu, a senior official in the military rescue effort.
The typhoon struck Taiwan at the weekend, killing at least 60 people and causing the worst flooding in 50 years.The typhoon struck Taiwan at the weekend, killing at least 60 people and causing the worst flooding in 50 years.
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Military helicopters have been ferrying villagers out of communities cut off by the storms and floods.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.The storm also hit mainland China, where about 1.4 million people were evacuated from coastal areas and eight people died in flooding.
The BBC's Alastair Leithead, at Chishan in rural Taiwan, the centre of the rescue effort, says a high school playing field there has become a landing pad for helicopters.The BBC's Alastair Leithead, at Chishan in rural Taiwan, the centre of the rescue effort, says a high school playing field there has become a landing pad for helicopters.
A line of ambulances are parked in a circle around the running track waiting to ferry the injured to hospital, he says.A line of ambulances are parked in a circle around the running track waiting to ferry the injured to hospital, he says.
Food and water supplies have been brought in and more than 250 survivors have come through in the last few days.Food and water supplies have been brought in and more than 250 survivors have come through in the last few days.
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is expected to visit the area soon to inspect the scale of the devastation and the rescue effort.Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is expected to visit the area soon to inspect the scale of the devastation and the rescue effort.