Southern Taiwan lashed by torrential rain, four dead, more than 5,900 evacuated


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  • Monday, 04 Aug 2025

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Four people died and more than 5,900 have been evacuated in southern Taiwan after the island recorded more than a year's rainfall over the past week which caused widespread landslides and flooding.

Three people are missing and 77 have been injured since late July when a depression and strong southwesterly airstreams began causing flooding and landslides in Taiwan's south, an area vital for the island's agriculture sector.

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