Dozens die in Taiwan mudslides

A mudslide touched off by a deadly typhoon buried a remote mountain village in Taiwan, leaving at least 400 people unaccounted for, while a massive landslide in China toppled seven apartment buildings, an official said today.

A mudslide touched off by a deadly typhoon buried a remote mountain village in Taiwan, leaving at least 140 people still unaccounted for, while a massive landslide in China toppled seven apartment buildings, an official said today.

TV stations said that Taiwan's military had rescued about 260 people from the mudslide in Shiao Lin.