Typhoon Morakot hits Taiwan and Asia

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Tim

It’s often too easy to overlook the news reports of natural disasters, since there seem to be so many all the time. In a week that had a 6.9 earthquake in Japan on Sunday, followed by another 6.4 in Japan on Tuesday,, a 7.6 earthquake in the Indian Ocean minutes later, you may have missed that Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan last Saturday before moving on to the rest of Asia. Since the American TV news hasn’t covered Morakot as much as Chinese language stations, you may have missed the devastating footage of the landslides or the footage of the 6 story hotel toppling over into the flood waters. Morakot has done more damage in Taiwan than the other natural disasters in Asia. It’s estimated 62 have died, and over 10,000 left homeless. If you’re looking for a way to help out, the TaiwaneseAmerican.org website has compiled a list of agencies providing support to victims of the typhoon.

8/14/09 11:30PDT Update – 121 dead and hundreds missing in Taiwan feared buried under mudslides

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I'm a Chinese/Taiwanese-American, born in Taiwan, raised on Long Island, went to college in Philadelphia, tried Wall Street and then moved to the California Bay Area to work in high tech in 1990. I'm a recent dad and husband. Other adjectives that describe me include: son, brother, geek, DIYer, manager, teacher, tinkerer, amateur horologist, gay, and occasional couch potato. I write for about 5 different blogs including 8Asians. When not doing anything else, I like to challenge people's preconceived notions of who I should be.
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