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International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
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Updated: 2009-10-14 13:36
 

International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
An aerial photograph shows the landslide affected village of Namashia following Typhoon Morakot in Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan August 14, 2009. [Agencies]

 

International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
A destroyed home lies partially submerged in a river in Gaushu township after Typhoon Morakot swept through Pingtung county, southern Taiwan August 14, 2009. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan could reach more than 500. [Agencies]