Typhoon Taiwan

Dalai Lama Pushes For Democracy In Typhoon-Hit Taiwan

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 10.16.2009 | World


SHIAO LIN, Taiwan — The Dalai Lama exhorted Taiwan on Monday to safeguard its democracy, interspersing prayers for the victims of Typhoon Morako...

Typhoon Morakot: 2 Taiwan Ministers Offer To Quit Over Government's Slow Response

nytimes.com | MARK McDONALD | Posted 09.19.2009 | World


HONG KONG -- The defense minister and the head of the cabinet in Taiwan reportedly offered to resign Wednesday as the government continued to reel und...

Taiwan Typhoon Kills 500: President

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 09.14.2009 | World


CISHAN, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou sharply raised the expected death toll from Typhoon Morakot on Friday to more than 500, amid m...

Typhoon Morakot Spawns Mudslide In Taiwan, Burying Hundreds In Debris (SLIDESHOW)

Associated Press | ANNIE HUANG | Posted 09.10.2009 | World


TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A typhoon-spawned mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan, burying up to 600 people, a police official and a rescued...