Flooding and Landslide Damage Assessed as Typhoon Gaemi Departs

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Hard-hit regions in central and southern Taiwan have announced work and school closures for the third day in a row as heavy rain continues to fall after Typhoon Gaemi tore through the country.

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00:00Wading through storm waters, people in southern Taiwan are sifting through the aftermath of

00:05Typhoon Kemi, which killed at least seven people and brought flooding, landslides and

00:10power outages affecting thousands of households around the country.

00:14In many of the worst affected areas, school and work have been stopped for a third day

00:18in a row, as they focus on recovery, which looks to be a long journey ahead.

00:23It's 1.8 meters deep.

00:27You have to swim to get in.

00:28In the old days, it used to be like this,

00:33but now it's all gone.

00:34In Taiwan's agricultural heartland, flooding caused major damage to farms.

00:38As you all know, Kaikyuan is a place where geese live.

00:41Because of the typhoon and the strong wind,

00:47our geese have suffered a lot of damage.

00:51We estimate that the damage caused by the typhoon will be more than NT$35 million.

00:56The typhoon also damaged roads and even bridges,

00:59prompting officials to warn people out on the streets to be careful.

01:03So far, it seems that many local governments in southern Taiwan

01:09are still on alert.

01:13Although the typhoon is slowly moving away, the heavy rain is still here.

01:18So we still need to be on alert.

01:21Several cargo ships near Taiwan's southern coast were also caught in the typhoon,

01:25which was downgraded to a tropical storm after ripping through the country.

01:28Five of the vessels were grounded safely,

01:30but the search is still on for four Burmese crew members missing after their ship sank.

01:35As heavy rains continue to pelt the country,

01:37damage from the deadly typhoon may still worsen,

01:40as the country anticipates more summer storms heading this way.

01:44Chris Ma and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.

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