At least 15 dead, 34 missing after Taiwan barrier lake overflow

Severe flooding in Hualien County after the Matai’an Creek Barrier Lake overflowed Tuesday has left 15 dead, 32 injured and 34 missing, Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operation Center said at noon Thursday. The Ministry of the Interior said 633 people stranded in flood-hit Guangfu Township have already been rescued, with search and rescue efforts ongoing.