Flood kills 19, traps 10,000 in TaiwanUpdated: 2004-07-05 16:30
Rescuers battled Monday against Taiwan's worst floods in 25 years, which have killed at least 19 people and stranded 10,000 villagers without fresh water and electricity in mountainous areas, officials said.
Some 200 engineers and workers at five hydroelectric plants also were stranded by raging floodwaters and mudslides, the disaster relief center said.
Tropical storm Mindulle pounded Taiwan with rains that sparked disastrous flooding after hitting the Philippines, where it killed at least 32 people and left 11 others missing.
In Taiwan, 19 people have been kiled and nine others are missing and feared dead.
Until when, we will finally all realize we are actually killing ourself by abusing the goodness of the mother nature.
