Taiwan revises down Super Typhoon Ragasa death toll, as 33 remain missing

HUALIEN, Taiwan — Taiwan ’s fire department on Thursday revised down to 14 the death toll from a typhoon this week on its remote east coast, as rescuers continued to search for 33 people still missing amid thick, black mud and scenes of devastation. The deaths happened after Super Typhoon Ragasa ’s outer bands brought heavy rain to Hualien county, causing a barrier lake in the mountains to overflow and unleash a wall of water onto the small town of Guangfu.