Typhoon Fanapi causes flooding, agricultural losses

Taiwan Today (Sept. 20, 2010) | Preliminary tallies compiled by the Council of Agriculture put total agricultural losses around Taiwan at roughly NT$109.81 million. Hualien in eastern Taiwan was the hardest hit county. Crop damage was estimated at approximately NT$93.54 million, with some 2,149 hectares experiencing an average of 20 percent in losses.