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Torrential rain in Taiwan kills five over past week
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TAIWAN, AUG 4 – More than 5,900 residents were evacuated amid floods and landslides after southern Taiwan received over 2.6 meters of rain in seven days, officials said.
- Torrential rain in Taiwan has caused five fatalities over the past week, according to authorities.
- The storms resulted in over two metres of rainfall, triggering floods and landslides.
- Nearly 6,000 people were displaced due to the intense storms.
- The state weather forecaster anticipates that the rain will ease in the coming days.
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More than two metres of rain have been recorded in Taiwan over the past week, causing floods and landslides that killed four people.
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Four people died after heavy rain in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan. Thousands were evacuated.
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