A Taiwanese man floats in floodwater in Chiatung Town, Pintung County, southern Taiwan, after Typhoon Morakot hit the area. The storm dumped more than 80 inches of rain on some southern counties, the worst flooding to hit the area in half a century, the Central Weather Bureau reported.

First published in the August 10, 2009, 2:00 a.m. edition

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