Typhoon Morakot 莫拉克颱風災情

from ICRT EZ News

Latest figures indicated that the death toll from Typhoon Morakot currently stands at 14 dead with 34 wounded

The numbers of missing is far higher, with several villages in the south obliterated by mudslides.

Thousands of people are unaccounted for due to those disasters

A gap in Provincial highway 16 has led to seven cars falling into the water, resulting in at least 12 people being swept along with their vehicles.

Tens of thousands of people are trapped around the country due to landslides and washed out roads, including 20 thousand in Nantou County, and an additional 10 thousand gaoxiong.

In the Tainan-Gaoxiong area, 580 thousand households are without water supplies.

Nationwide, there are 23 bridges that were rendered impassable by the storm, a new record for Taiwan.



obliterate v. 沖刷(掉)/消滅
eg: The heavy rain obliterated all footprints

mudslide n. 塌方
landslide n. 山崩

household n. 家庭/戶
nationwide adv. 在全國

render v. 使得/使成為
eg: His color blindness renders him for getting a driving license.

impassable adj. 不能通行的