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Typhoon Megi triggers rockslides in Taiwan (AP)

October 22nd, 2010

A man stands in flood waters brought on Typhoon Megi in the north eastern town of Yilan, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 as it passes south of the island to China. Typhoon Megi's threat appeared to ease Thursday as it approached southern China, but wary residents continued their preparations for a storm that killed 20 people and damaged thousands of homes when it slammed into the northern Philippines. (AP Photo) ** TAIWAN OUT **AP - Officials say Typhoon Megi has brought heavy rains to northeastern Taiwan, triggering massive rockslides on a coastal highway that have trapped as many as 400 travelers.


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