"Taiwan premier Cho Jung-tai called on Wednesday for an inquiry into what went wrong with evacuation orders in an eastern county where flooding from a breached mountain lake during a strong typhoon killed 14, as fresh warnings spooked residents, reports Reuters. Sub-tropical Taiwan, frequently hit by typhoons, normally has a well-oiled disaster mechanism that averts mass casualties by moving people out of potential danger zones quickly."
"The barrier lake, formed by landslides triggered by earlier heavy rain in the island's sparsely populated east, burst its banks to send a wall of water into Guangfu. A drone shot shows the remaining piers of the Mataian Bridge after it collapsed during Super Typhoon Ragasa passed through Hualien in eastern Taiwan."
A breached barrier lake caused by landslides sent a wall of water into Guangfu, Hualien, during Super Typhoon Ragasa, collapsing the Mataian Bridge and inundating the town. Fourteen people died and 129 remained missing as heavy rain continued. Residents reported insufficient warning and non-mandatory evacuation requests before the overflow, while local officials said resources were inadequate to relocate people with disabilities. Taiwan premier Cho Jung-tai called for an inquiry into why evacuation orders were not carried out in designated areas. Police issued new flood warnings, prompting residents to scramble to safer areas.
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