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Megi took at least 28 lives in the Philippines and 12 in Taiwan, including nine buried alive when a mudslide obliterated a Buddhist temple in Ilan County, which sustained a record 114 centimeters of rain.
Megi dumped up to 33 centimeters of rain on coastal villages and caused major damage to fishing boats and shellfish beds in Fujian Province. It brought economic losses of nearly 2.8 billion yuan (US$411.7 million) to Fujian, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.
It destroyed 36,050 hectares of crops and 530 houses and caused 253 enterprises to suspend production.
Mainland tourism to Taiwan has exploded since Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou took office more than two years ago. An average of 2,500 mainland visitors arrive daily.
