August 17th, 2009 
nbanta Even nine days after Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan 1,638 people are in need of rescue.
Taiwanese soldiers searched remote areas for survivors and bodies yesterday as officials said over 1,600 people needed airlifting to safety nine days after Typhoon Morakot.
About 40,000 troops began a new phase of the rescue operation, shifting focus to combing remote areas, said Transport Minister Mao Chih-kuo, who is leading the emergency response. A total of 1,638 people still had to be airlifted as of Sunday night from 44 severely damaged villages, he said.
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