Search for Missing Amid Post-Disaster Cleanup in Hualien

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With the help of mass volunteers, Guangfu Township is recovering from a violent flood brought on when a local dam overflowed. But the search for the six missing people continues.

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00:00An army of volunteers has spent weeks in eastern Taiwan's Guangfu Township cleaning up.

00:06A dam here got overwhelmed amid a typhoon in late September, sending a violent surge of water into the nearby town.

00:13At least 18 people died.

00:16People from across the country have shown up with shovels to help the recovery.

00:20And there's been steady progress.

00:22Around 90% of local roads are now cleared.

00:25And despite flood damage, nearly all local homes are dug out of the mud.

00:29Residents are back to gather whatever mementos of their old lives may have survived.

00:46School will be back in session soon too.

00:48The local vocational high school will have online classes until it reopens on the 13th.

00:53And the middle school will reopen even sooner on Tuesday.

00:59I believe in a few days we can reach 100%.

01:04But healing and closure may take some time.

01:08Six people are still missing.

01:10Among them, Lin Jingyi's parents.

01:12She sprays one of their favorite perfumes into the mud, hopeful they may still be found.

01:17The fire department says it won't stop looking.

01:35But with many buried areas still in ruins, finding anything could be a big task.

01:40Joseph Wu and John Van Trieste for Taiwan Plus.

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