A mother and her daughter were swept out to sea on Sunday when a strong typhoon hit Taiwan. Typhoon Soudelor, which was ultimately downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it approached China, was responsible for the deaths of five people and the ijuries of nearly 200.
The mother and her 8-year-old daughter were caught in the severe weather and were later found in the waters on Suao, Township's Navy beach. They were confirmed dead as the result of drowning. The little girl's twin sister is unaccounted for and it is not known if she was also on the boat, but the twin sisters' friend, also 8 years old, managed to survive the tumultuos seas by clinging to the mother's lifeless body, said one rescue worker to Focus Taiwan.
Approximately 10,000 people were evacuated from their homes and over 3.62 million households lost power due to Typhoon Soudelor.
"Soudelor made landfall in Taiwan early Saturday north of the city of Hualien. Many areas across the island received between 10 and 15 inches (25.4 to 38.1 centimeters) of rain. Meteorologists said 40 inches (101cm) of rain fell in Taipingshan over two days. One city in northern Taiwan saw a 210 kph (131 mph) wind gust according to The Inquisitr.
The Coast Guard's search for the missing twin sister has been halted by high winds and rough seas. The West Pacific Basin has seen Soudelor is now considered the strongest storm on the planet so far this year,
