Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-08
By: Chiu Po-sheng and Elizabeth Hsu, Central News Agency
Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Three people have died and 142 others have been injured as typhoon
Those killed include a man who drowned in Chishingtan lake in Hualien County, a soldier found dead after falling into the sea on Dongyin Islet of the Penghu archipelago, and a 71 year-old woman who died from severe wounds after being hit by a falling wardrobe, the data published in the Emergency Management Information Cloud showed.
The statistics compiled by the National Fire Agency also indicated that a total of 142 people were injured during the onslaught of Nepartak, which pummeled much of Taiwan with strong gusts and heavy rain. [FULL STORY]