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Villagers found alive after Taiwan mudslide

By Robin Kwong in Taipei and Justine Lau in Hong Kong

Published: August 11 2009 02:39 | Last updated: August 12 2009 03:38

Soldiers evacuate survivors in XiaolinAgence,France-Presse

Taiwan’s emergency services on Wednesday said they had located nearly 700 previously missing survivors who had escaped the mudslides that destroyed their villages, averting fears of an even greater tragedy even as the death toll from Typhoon Morakot climbed to 67.

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