Published on, Sept. 25 -- September 25, 2025 3:33 PM

Taiwan has revised down the death toll from Super Typhoon Ragasa to 14, while 33 people remain missing after the storm's outer bands triggered devastating floods in the eastern county of Hualien. The fire department explained that some victims were mistakenly counted twice in earlier reports, which initially placed the death toll at 17.

The disaster unfolded when heavy rainfall from Ragasa caused a mountain barrier lake to overflow, releasing a powerful surge of water that swept through the small town of Guangfu. Entire neighborhoods were inundated, and local residents reported that the floodwaters struck with little warning, leaving families trapped and houses destroyed. Emergency te...