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Taiwan Lake Flood Victims Spend Second Night In Shelters

Flood victims prepare to spend a second night sheltering in a local church after a barrier lake burst due to torrential rain from Super Typhoon Ragasa (Credit: AFP)

Hundreds of flood victims in Taiwan prepared for a second night in shelters on Wednesday as rescuers searched for survivors after a barrier lake burst in torrential rains from Super Typhoon Ragasa.

The lake in eastern Hualien county -- formed by series of landslides that created a natural dam wall -- gave way Tuesday and the resulting flood washed away a bridge and swept into the town of Guangfu, leaving a trail of thick sludge and mud.

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