Typhoon Morakot slams China, Taiwan

Map locates areas worst affected by Typhoon Morakot on Taiwan

A woman mourns for her missing relatives at the landslide affected village of Hsiaolin, in southern Taiwan August 14, 2009, following Typhoon Morakot, which swept through Kaohsiung County. REUTERS/Stringer

Family members of flood victims hold portraits of their loved ones as they mourn for them at the site of a major landslide that destroyed the mountain village of Hsiao Lin in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan August 15, 2009. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, under mounting pressure over his government's response to Typhoon Morakot, on Friday estimated that more than 500 people had died in flooding and mudslides. REUTERS/Stringer

Family members of flood victims mourn for them at the site of a major landslide that destroyed the mountain village of Hsiao Lin in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan August 15, 2009. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, under mounting pressure over his government's response to Typhoon Morakot, on Friday estimated that more than 500 people had died in flooding and mudslides. REUTERS/Stringer

Family members of flood victims hold portraits of their loved ones as they mourn at the site of a major landslide that destroyed the mountain village of Hsiao Lin in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan August 15, 2009. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, under mounting pressure over his government's response to Typhoon Morakot, on Friday estimated that more than 500 people had died in flooding and mudslides. REUTERS/Stringer

Family members of flood victims mourn for them at the site of a major landslide that destroyed the mountain village of Hsiao Lin in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan August 15, 2009. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, under mounting pressure over his government's response to Typhoon Morakot, on Friday estimated that more than 500 people had died in flooding and mudslides. REUTERS/Stringer

Relatives of victims pay homage to their late family members trapped by Typhoon Morakot during a ceremony in Jiahsien, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan. The typhoon dumped more than 2 meters (80 inches) of rain on the island and stranded thousands in villages in the mountainous south. (AP Photo)

Relatives of victims cry as they pay homage to their late family members trapped by Typhoon Morakot during a ceremony in Jiahsien, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan. The typhoon dumped more than 2 meters (80 inches) of rain on the island and stranded thousands in villages in the mountainous south. (AP Photo)

The portraits of Typhoon Morakot victims are arranged behind offerings during a ceremony in Jiahsien, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan. The typhoon dumped more than 2 meters (80 inches) of rain on the island and stranded thousands in villages in the mountainous south. (AP Photo)

EDITORS: THIS CORRECTS CITY NAME AND THEIR ACTION IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF CAPTION**In this photo released by the Taiwan Military News Agency, soldiers load provisions for typhoon victims stranded in southern Taiwan to a rescue naval vessel in Chihpen in Taitung County, eastern Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. Typhoon Morakot dumped more than 80 inches (2 meters) of rain on the island and stranded thousands in villages in the mountainous south. A total of 15,400 villagers were ferried to safety and rescuers were working to save another 1,900 people. (AP Photo/Taiwan Military News Agency)

In this photo released by the Taiwan Military News Agency, soldiers load provisions for typhoon victims stranded in southern Taiwan to a rescue naval vessel in Chihpen in Taitung County, eastern Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. Typhoon Morakot dumped more than 80 inches (2 meters) of rain on the island and stranded thousands in villages in the mountainous south. A total of 15,400 villagers were ferried to safety and rescuers were working to save another 1,900 people. (AP Photo/Taiwan Military News Agency)

In this photo released by the Taiwan Military News Agency, soldiers load provisions for typhoon victims stranded in southern Taiwan to a rescue naval vessel in Chihpen in Taitung County, eastern Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. Typhoon Morakot dumped more than 80 inches (2 meters) of rain on the island and stranded thousands in villages in the mountainous south. A total of 15,400 villagers were ferried to safety and rescuers were working to save another 1,900 people. (AP Photo/Taiwan Military News Agency)

People carry supplies from a Sikorsky S-70C military helicopter to the mudslide affected village of Dabon in Alisan townships following Typhoon Morakot in Chiayi county, southern Taiwan in this handout picture taken August 15, 2009. REUTERS/Taiwan Military News Agency/Handout

A handout photograph from the Taiwan Military News Agency shows soldiers carrying supplies to a military ship to deliver from Chihpen to mudslide affected villages in Dawu and Daren townships following Typhoon Morakot in Taitung county, eastern Taiwan August 15, 2009. REUTERS/Taiwan Military News Agency/Handout