Taiwan's government offers aid for typhoon damage

The estimated agricultural losses from Typhoon Megi, which swept through Taiwan on Sept. 27, has risen to nearly NT$3.36 billion (US$107.16 million), prompting the Council of Agriculture (COA) to introduce several assistance measures to help farmers recover from the typhoon damage, the COA said Monday.

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