Taiwan: 14 Dead, 124 Missing In Hualien After Barrier Lake Overflows Amid Typhoon Ragasa | World News

After a decimal barrier lake overflowing, at least 14 people died and more than 120 people lost in the Hualien district of Eastern Taiwan, sent a torrent water to Guangfu district in the middle of Super Typhoon Ragasa.

Disaster Tuesday afternoon, for days after heavy rainfall formed by landslides the barrier lake, exploding banks, leaving the Guangfu district under water. The fluctuation washed a bridge and tears it from the town and left widespread destruction.

According to media reports, 14 people were killed from 7 am and 18 people were injured. Rescue teams are still looking for losses. Approximately 30 people were not calculated at the beginning, while the Taiwan National Fire Brigade Agency then revised the figure to 124.

Now it happens: the current situation in Taiwan, Houalien County, Guangfu Town, the barrier lake collapsed and the village is full of elderly inhabitants. pic.twitter.com/47xtah7ryw – Weather Monitor (@weatherMonitors) 23 September 2025

According to media reports, in some neighborhoods, flood waters rose to a two -storey building and forced the 263 inhabitants to shelter. Authorities, these inhabitants are not in danger immediately and the waters to stay in the interior until the withdrawal, he said.

Super Typhoon Ragasa hit Northern Philippines and Taiwan on Monday and brought violent winds and brutal rain that forced thousands of people to evacuate. Houalien County proved the heavy rainfall disaster and caused the Barrier Lake to give way on Tuesday (September 23rd.