RESCUERS in Taiwan have found nearly 1,000 people alive in the area around three remote villages devastated by Typhoon Morakot, which pummelled the island over the weekend, the country’s military said.

Nearly 1,000 people have been found alive around three remote Taiwan villages devastated by typhoon Morakot.

A TYPHOON-spawned mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan, burying up to 600 people, a police official and a rescued villager said.

At least nine people were killed and nine others were missing in western Japan today after Typhoon Etau slammed into the country, bringing heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides.