00:00One week after Typhoon Ragusa slammed into Taiwan, clean-up efforts are still underway in the country.
00:07The strongest storm of the year killed at least 18 people, according to authorities.
00:12Strong floods surged into Guangfu Township in eastern Taiwan's Hualien County
00:17after a lake in the mountains above overflowed from heavy rains.
00:22Bulldozers, brooms and shovels.
00:24Volunteers are using anything at their disposal to clear debris from a blocked off road.
00:30Many of them have come from other parts of the country to help out.
00:37But after long journeys to get here, volunteers face rigorous work and difficult conditions.
00:43With more volunteers arriving, some are questioning how they're being allocated.
01:07But time is ticking on the support these volunteers are bringing.
01:20Any of them have come over a long holiday weekend to help out.
01:25But many will need to return home for work on Tuesday.
01:27Until明天才会离开.
01:29Oh, just the entire day of the day?
01:30Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
01:32There's concern here that once this weekend's volunteers head back home,
01:36there won't be enough helping hands needed to dig this town out of the mud and get it back on its feet.
01:42But with the military also helping with the recovery efforts,
01:45the goal is to have everything cleaned up by the first weekend in October.
01:49Hank Xu and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
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