At least 14 people have died in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien county after a barrier lake overflowed, sending a wall of water into a township, as Typhoon Ragasa hit the region.The barrier lake in eastern Hualien county burst Tuesday, washing away a bridge and sweeping into a town. "As of 7 am Wednesday (2300 GMT Tuesday), 14 people are confirmed dead and 18 injured," said Lee Kuan-ting, a Hualien County Government press official.Across Taiwan, more than 7,600 people were evacuated due to Typhoon Ragasa.
Taiwan reels as Typhoon Ragasa kills 14, 30 missing in barrier lake floods. pic.twitter.com/kp6WRDb5I0
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Super Typhoon Ragasa, the strongest storm in the western Pacific this year, made landfall near Shangchuan Island in Guangdong Province, China, early Wednesday with sustained winds of 130 mph, following devastation in the Philippines and Taiwan.
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