11 August 2009 (from AFP) - The typhoon slammed into Taiwan at the weekend, dumping a record three metres of rain, toppling buildings and submerging whole streets before moving on to mainland China, where it caused further havoc. Taiwan's worst flooding in half a century has left another 62 people missing, not counting those unaccounted for by the mudslide in the remote village of Hsiaolin, the agency said. Typhoon Morakot has caused at least five billion Taiwan dollars in agricultural damage while a total of 61,000 houses were left without power and 850,000 homes without water, according to officials.

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