In Taiwan, at Least Fourteen People have died after water from a Lake Suddenly Flooded a Village. The Fire Department is Still Searching for 124 People. On Wednesday Morning, Southern China is Bracing for Ragasa, The World’s Strongest Storm This Year.
The Lake was formed because Earth and Debris, Washed Away by the Storm, Temporarily Blocked a River. When that natural Barrier Broke, The Water Suddenly Flowed Into The Village of Guangfu.
Many of the Victims Are Elderly People Who Could Not Escape Their Homes In Time, The Fire Department Told The Newspaper Taipei Times . A Large Part of the population had Been Evacuated from the Village.
Just South of Guangfu, A Bridge Has Been Washed Away. Images from the South China Morning Post Show How the four lanes of the bridge Have Complety Disappeared Into The Swirling River.
Taiwan is locationed in the outer edge of Typhoon Ragasa, The Strongest Storm Measured Worldwide This Year. On Wednesday Morning, The Center of the Storm was location over China, near the cities of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Wind Speeds of 212 kilometers per hour have leg measured there. It is also renting very hard.
In Those Cities, Hundreds of Flights and Trains Have Been Canceled. In Hong Kong, Many Cars Are Parked on Bridges to Prevent Them from Being Swept Away by Floods. In Guangdong, Authorities have evacuated 770,000 people.
Earlier, The Typhoon hit the Philippines. One Person died there.