Severe Weather Continues To Batter Taiwan's South

Days of heavy rain have caused severe flooding and landslides across southern Taiwan. The severe weather looks set to continue over the weekend.

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00:00Rescue workers continue their search for the missing.

00:03After landslides in southern Taiwan caused a car to plunge into a ravine,

00:08the family inside still yet to be found.

00:22The tragedy comes after days of torrential rains drenched southern Taiwan,

00:27causing serious flooding, rockfalls and landslides in the region.

00:31Schools and businesses are closed in many areas,

00:34and some residents have been evacuated,

00:36especially from mountainous regions which have been the hardest hit.

00:40In one mountain town in Pindong, landslides blocked off roads down the mountain,

00:45preventing residents with chronic diseases from getting medical care.

00:50The town's mayor making his way across a swollen stream to get the medicine himself.

00:57In Taitung, large amounts of driftwood washed into a fishing port,

01:03leaving ships unable to move and coast guard vessels unable to enter or exit.

01:08Cleanup efforts there are still underway.

01:10The heavy rain has also affected sea conditions.

01:26This ferry between Taiwan's main island and a nearby outlying island rocking violently.

01:36And it looks like southern Taiwan may not be in the clear for some time,

01:40as forecasters predict rain to continue over the weekend,

01:44possibly bringing more damage and disruption across the region.

01:47Ryan Wu and Caden Scaranta for Taiwan Plus.