Taiwan has lowered the death toll from Typhoon Ragasa by three to 14 as the weakened tropical storm moves through China and heads to Vietnam.

The Hualien County Fire Department on Thursday adjusted the previous day’s death toll from 17, saying some casualties had been counted twice as the impact on the island’s remote east coast is documented.

The number of missing people was also lowered to 33 from 152 on Wednesday, as the search for those reported to be out of contact continued.

The deaths came after the typhoon’s outer bands brought heavy rain to Hualien County, causing a barrier lake in the mountains to overflow, unleashing a wall of water onto the town of Guangfu.

Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said the deaths, which mostly happened on the first floors of buildings, must be inves

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