Rescue workers in Taiwan are wading through waist-deep dark grey sludge, cutting holes in roofs and prising open wrecked homes as they search for the missing after Super Typhoon Ragasa unleashed a wall of water on the east coast.
At least 15 people have been confirmed dead and seven remain unaccounted for in Guangfu township, where a barrier lake burst on Tuesday, sending torrents of mud and water crashing through a rural community of just a few thousand.
