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16 September 2008 (from AFP) - Rescuers on Tuesday continued search operations after Typhoon Sinlaku pounded Taiwan over the weekend, leaving at least five people dead and 10 missing, officials said. Hundreds of rescuers have been mobilised to combat floods and conduct rescue missions, while nearly 2,000 people were evacuated to safety, the agency said. Sinlaku also caused more than 500 million Taiwan dollars (15.63 million US) in damage to agriculture, the authorities said.

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9 September 2008
Typhoon Sinlaku approaching Taiwan Island.
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Technical Information
Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of Acquisition: 09 Sep 2008
Orbit number: 34125
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 11, 14, 3 (RGB)
10 September 2008

Typhoon Sinlaku approaching Taiwan Island.

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Technical Information
Product: MER_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 10 Sep 2008
Orbit number: 34139
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 11, 14, 3 (RGB)

ASAR Wide Swath image from the same satellite orbit as the above image.

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Technical Information
Product: ASA_WSM_1P (150 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR)
Date of acquisition: 10 Sep 2008
Orbit number: 34139
Orbit direction: Descending
12 September 2008

Typhoon Sinlaku approaching Taiwan Island.

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Technical Information
Product: MER_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 12 Sep 2008
Orbit number: 34168
Orbit direction: Descending
15 September 2008

Typhoon Sinlaku battering Taiwan Island.

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Technical Information
Product: MER_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 15 Sep 2008
Orbit number: 34211
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 11, 14, 3 (RGB)
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