Taiwan appealed for international assistance as its military struggled to rescue desperate villagers still stranded in the open five days after a typhoon buried their homes in a landslide.

• 台湾向国际社会请求援助，台湾军队极力营救仍被困在野外、处境极其危险的村民，这些村民的家园被五天前由台风引发泥的石流淹没。