CBI subsidiary wins $40 million contract to supply heaters to Taiwan ethylene plantTHE WOODLANDS, Texas — A subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron NV said Tuesday it won a contract worth about $40 million to supply eight heaters to an ethylene plant in Taiwan. Taiwan’s president defends handling of Typhoon Morakot despite criticism from friends and foesTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou defended his handling of Typhoon Morakot, saying Tuesday that he was still a strong leader despite the resignation of a senior official in the wake of criticism of the government response to the disaster. Taiwan’s vice foreign minister resigns over rejection of aid after Typhoon Morakot hit islandTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s vice foreign minister resigned Tuesday to take responsibility for his agency’s initial rejection of aid from other governments following Typhoon Morakot, which claimed about 500 lives and caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damage. 2 earthquakes strike off Japan’s southern coast, briefly generate tsunami warnings; no damagesTOKYO — Two strong earthquakes hit between Japan’s southernmost islands and the coast of Taiwan on Monday, both briefly prompting tsunami warnings, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. US relief team arrives in Taiwan to help deliver aid to hundreds still stranded after typhoonTAIPEI, Taiwan — A U.S. relief team backed by heavy-lift helicopters arrived in Taiwan on Monday to help local authorities get aid to the hundreds of people thought to be stranded in mountain villages more than a week after a typhoon rocked the island. Typhoon-battered Taiwan tries to reach more than 1,000 survivors as foreign aid arrivesTAIPEI, Taiwan — The first shipments of foreign aid arrived Sunday as Taiwan struggled to reach more than 1,000 people still stranded a week after its deadliest typhoon in half a century. Typhoon-battered Taiwan tries to reach more than 4,000 survivors as foreign aid arrivesTAIPEI, Taiwan — The first shipments of foreign aid arrived Sunday as Taiwan struggled to reach more than 4,000 people still stranded a week after its deadliest typhoon in half a century. Foreign aid flows in as typhoon-battered Taiwan tries to rescue survivors, rebuild southTAIPEI, Taiwan — Water purification tablets, tents, prefabricated homes and other foreign aid arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the typhoon-battered island coped with the aftermath of its worst weather disaster in 50 years. Taiwan awaits foreign aid for storm relief as villagers mourn deathsSHIAO LIN, Taiwan — Taiwan awaited desperately needed aid from the United States, China and other countries Sunday as villagers mourned the hundreds who were killed in the worst storm to strike the island in 50 years. Mourners say nothing to return to after typhoon and mudslide flattened Taiwanese villageSHIAO LIN, Taiwan — There is nothing left in Shiao Lin. Nothing except the knots of grieving relatives mourning their dead, the red-clad rescue workers searching the ground for human remains and the tons of mud and rubble where once the village lay. Families mourn hundreds buried alive in village flattened by landslides during Taiwan typhoonSHIAO LIN, Taiwan — Family members holding photos of the dead picked their way through the ruins of a landslide-flattened village Saturday where hundreds were killed in Taiwan’s worst typhoon in a half-century. Families, friends mourn hundreds of Taiwan’s storm victims buried alive in landslidesSHIAO LIN, Taiwan — Families and friends paid homage Saturday to victims buried alive under mud and rock after the worst storm in more than 50 years pounded southern Taiwan unleashing flash flooding and massive landslides. Taiwan’s president puts death toll at 500 as criticism of his typhoon response risesCISHAN, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou sharply raised the expected death toll from Typhoon Morakot on Friday to more than 500, amid mounting criticism of his handling of the worst storm to strike the island in over 50 years. Typhoon Morakat damages undersea cables, disrupting Internet and telephone services in AsiaTAIPEI, Taiwan — Seabed movements believed caused by Typhoon Morakat damaged seven undersea cables linking Asian nations, disrupting Internet and telephone services, a Taiwanese telephone company said Friday. Taiwan president says 500 killed by floods, mudslides unleashed by Typhoon MorakotTAIPEI, Taiwan — Floods and mudslides unleashed by Typhoon Morakot last weekend have killed about 500 people on the island, Taiwan’s president said Friday as he called on rescue crews to step up their efforts. 300 buried alive in southern Taiwan villageTAIPEI - About 300 people are estimated to have been killed by a massive landslide that wiped out much of a village in southern Taiwan, news agency reports quoted a government official, as saying on Friday. Taiwanese tycoon left no will; 9 heirs born to different women duke it out in NJ courtNEWARK, N.J. — When Taiwanese plastics magnate Wang Yung-ching died last year in New Jersey at age 91, he left behind a legacy as one of the world’s 200 richest people, a wife and nine children born to other women — but no will. Terrified Taiwanese hauled to safety across raging river; criticism mounts over gov’t responseSINFA, Taiwan — Barefoot and helmeted, the frightened survivors of deadly Typhoon Morakot dangled high over jagged rocks and a raging river as soldiers hauled them to safety one by one along a 100-foot-long cable. 4,000 more Taiwanese troops deployed to typhoon rescue; villagers complain gov’t is too slowLIUKUEI, Taiwan — The military deployed thousands more troops on Thursday to rescue and deliver supplies to survivors from remote Taiwanese villages devastated by last weekend’s typhoon, but many criticized the government’s response as insufficient and too slow. Taiwanese villagers flee flood-created lake that bursts; 4,000 more troops sent to rescueLIUKUEI, Taiwan — Hundreds of villagers fled their homes minutes before a flood-created lake burst Thursday, as the Taiwanese military deployed thousands more troops to rescue and deliver supplies to survivors from remote villages devastated during last weekend’s typhoon. Taiwan races to save survivors in storm-ravaged mountains; villagers flee burst lakeLIUKUEI, Taiwan — Hundreds of villagers fled their homes minutes before a flood-created lake burst Thursday, while Taiwan’s military airlifted more survivors from remote villages devastated in mudslides during last weekend’s typhoon. Taiwan races to save survivors in storm-ravaged mountains; villagers evacuated from burst lakeCISHAN, Taiwan — Hundreds of villagers scurried from their homes minutes before floodwaters burst an embankment Thursday, as the military airlifted survivors from remote villages devastated in mudslides during last weekend’s typhoon. Taiwan’s military sends 4,000 more soldiers to join relief work in storm-ravaged mountainsCISHAN, Taiwan — Taiwan’s military airlifted survivors from remote mountain villages devastated by mudslides triggered by last weekend’s typhoon, and announced Thursday it was sending another 4,000 soldiers to help with the rescue effort. Heavy rain hampers hunt for Taiwan typhoon survivors; hundreds still feared missingCISHAN, Taiwan — Hundreds of survivors from Typhoon Morakot were stranded in mudslide-ravaged villages in southern Taiwan on Wednesday as heavy rains hampered helicopter rescues and the hunt for many more feared buried beneath rubble. 1,000 found alive near 3 Taiwanese villages hit by Typhoon Morakot; rain hampers their rescueCISHAN, Taiwan — Rescuers have found nearly 1,000 people alive in the area around three remote villages devastated by Typhoon Morakot, which pummeled the island over the weekend, Taiwan’s military said Wednesday. 1,000 found alive near 3 Taiwan villages devastated by typhoon; rains hamper their rescueCISHAN, Taiwan — Taiwan’s military says it has found nearly 1,000 people alive in the area around three remote villages devastated by Typhoon Morakot, which pummeled the island over the weekend. Taiwan police still trying to estimate toll in village mudslide following Typhoon MorakotCISHAN, Taiwan — Police said Wednesday that there is no way to know for sure how many people remain buried in the catastrophic mudslide that struck a remote mountain village in Taiwan over the weekend when a typhoon lashed the region. Taiwan army says more than 900 people found who escaped typhoon in southern TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — Rescuers have found more than 900 people who escaped mudslides, floods and torrential rains on the southern part of the island. Helicopters airlift stricken Taiwanese villagers as storm toll rises to 70, many more missingCISHAN, Taiwan — Military helicopters ferried stricken villagers to safety Tuesday from remote Taiwanese communities hit by Typhoon Morakot that left at least 70 dead, but hundreds were still feared trapped by a torrent of mud and rock that buried their homes. Taiwan military rescues about 300 typhoon victims from area around mudslide-buried villageCISHAN, Taiwan — Taiwan’s military rescued about 300 people Tuesday after a mudslide touched off by Typhoon Morakot consumed a village, but scores remained missing. A helicopter on a relief operation in the area crashed into a mountain with three crew aboard. |
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