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A week after Typhoon Danas made landfall on Taiwan's populous west coast, pomelo farmers are reporting major agricultural losses. One district reported that more than 80 percent of their pomelos had been blown off of their trees by the storm.
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00:00It's been a week since Typhoon Dinas made landfall on Taiwan's populous west coast,
00:05bringing major agricultural losses, with pomelo farmers among the hardest hit.
00:10One district in Taiwan's south reported that more than 80 percent of their pomelo crop
00:14have been blown off the trees by the typhoon,
00:17and initial estimates by Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture last week
00:21showed that pomelo losses may amount to over 4 million U.S. dollars.
00:30Clean-up efforts are still underway.

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