Mudslide response drill in Taipei County

Taipei Deputy Magistrate Tsai Chia-fu (front, center) inspects a mudslide response drill at Wu Liao Elementary School in northern Taiwan's Taipei County Friday. The drill was held to prevent a repeat of the tragedy in which hundreds of people were buried alive by mudslides set off by Typhoon Morakot in August. CNA Photo Sept. 11, 2009

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