Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-16
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – More than 30 houses in the Taitung County village of Hongye were buried under rubble Friday after the passage of Typhoon Meranti.

Most residents had been evacuated from the mountainous area before the storm struck Wednesday, but returned home Saturday to find that landslides had buried about 30 to 40 houses in the village, which is famous for its contribution to Taiwan’s baseball history.

The typhoon brought heavy torrential rain and strong winds to most of southern Taiwan Wednesday and Thursday, inflicting severe damage on agriculture, infrastructure and buildings. While Friday started out sunny, land warnings were already in effect for Typhoon Malakas, which was also expected to pass close to Taitung County.     [FULL  STORY]