Heavy Flooding Leaves Hundreds Stranded After Typhoon Gaemi

Rescue operations continue days after Typhoon Gaemi passed over Taiwan. Several areas in central and southern Taiwan are still overwhelmed by floods.

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00:00Steering through floodwaters over a meter deep, rescue crews use boats to deliver food

00:06and supplies to a flooded village in Yunlin County. It's one of many villages across

00:11central and southern Taiwan that have faced torrential rain even after Typhoon Kemi left

00:16the region. Despite taking precautions before the storm hit, many were still overwhelmed

00:21by the deluge.

00:22The heavy downpours have damaged major roads, cutting off some mountain villages from aid.

00:43The worst affected areas announced school and workplace closures for the fourth day

00:47in a row, as the risk of flooding and landslides hasn't gone away. The central government's

00:52disaster response team has been monitoring relief efforts.

01:15For hundreds of households around Taiwan, that return to normal couldn't come fast

01:18enough. But the typhoon has made a lasting impact in the lives it's taken and in damage

01:24that may be felt for years to come.

01:27Ryan Wu and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.