Taiwan mudslide may have buried 600 villagers

TAIPEI/TOKYO (Reuters) – A mudslide triggered by torrential rains from a typhoon may have buried up to 600 villagers in mountainous southern Taiwan, disaster officials said on Monday.
More than 50 people have died in tropical storms striking the Phillipines, Taiwan, China and Japan. The death toll…

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