The railway was originally built to transport cargo but this recently restored heritage route has since swapped timber for ...

The deadliest storm to hit Taiwan in recent decades was Typhoon Morakot in August 2009. The Category 1 storm dumped 2,777 mm of rain over the south of the island, unleashing flash floods and ...

Typhoon Morakot (2009): Known for causing catastrophic flooding, Morakot brought heavy rainfall leading to landslides, particularly in mountainous regions. While Morakot was devastating ...

And another large earthquake, a magnitude 6.4 temblor that rocked Taiwan in 2009, occurred only seven months after the area had been hit by Typhoon Morakot, which dropped 9.5 feet (2.9 meters ...

When Typhoon Morakot hit indigenous villages in Taiwan’s mountains 11 years ago, former army officer Chen Cheng-nan was stunned at the devastation. “The mountain forest landscape changed ...

TAIPEI: When Typhoon Morakot hit indigenous villages in Taiwan's mountains 11 years ago, former army officer Chen Cheng-nan was stunned at the devastation. "The mountain forest landscape changed ...

TAIPEI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Typhoon Morakot hit indigenous villages in Taiwan's mountains 11 years ago, former army officer Chen Cheng-nan was stunned at the devastation.

11 years ago, Typhoon Morakot reached the coast of Taiwan. This tropical cyclone is considered the one of the worst in Taiwan's recorded history. Within only three days in August 2009, three ...