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

Typhoon Morakot has killed at least 124 people and left 56 missing in Taiwan as of 10 p.m. Saturday, according to local disaster response authorities. Another 45 people were injured after the ...

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 ...

About 140km of the highway was severely damaged by Typhoon Morakot in 2009. “We are glad to announce that after 13 years of repairs, the section of highway from Baolai (寶來) to Tianchi (天池), both in ...

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 (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.