I am from Taiwan. These are real people, people who could well be your father, husband, daughter, or friend. I believe no human being would want this to happen to anyone, so I don't think we should criticize or judge anyone, including the government. I believe the real problem is the very serious mudslide problem in Taiwan. Taiwan, by geography, is often attacked by typhoons and earthquakes, these natural disasters will never stop. We should put more effort into environmental issues, only by doing so can we minimize future damage. There should be a definite rule to which areas can be inhabited, and which can not. Laws should be set, and it is time we actually followed them. This effort requires not only the government's authority but also the people's cooperation. God bless Taiwan.

I am from Taiwan too, this will be the world tendency in the future, please do not ignore the global warming, this will be a danger signal, everybody wants to pay attention.

Shame on CNN !!!
What a disgusting American media!
Hope no more CNN or DPP dead brain existing in Taiwan!
We all support you, President Ma!

a Taiwanese from Pingtong

Stop pointing the finger to each other, do what we can to help the peoples who were suffer from the diastered. they need the help, the actual help. We, human being should learn from the mistake. love our earth, protect the environment. we should help ourself than the God will help us.

Taiwan is a free country. Everyone has right to say what he's thinking. I can't understand why some people just can not face this reality "Taiwan government screwed up". CNN survey just revealed this fact. Why not?

It's sad to see people suffering from the typhoon. I'm Taiwanese and am writing from this country. The government of Mr MA has been doing a very poor job from the beginning. His supporters don't want to see the fact. Mr MA was absent from the national scene during the first three days of the disaster. Where was he ? What did he do during those three days ? He is like a general that believed himself to be a soldier. He doesn't know how to command - or he doesn't want to. I look forward to the day he steps down in 2012, or before that for the better.

Im taiwainise who live in France right now, its really helpless to see our beautiful land was destroye by the nature power but i stay here nothing cant really help, hopely eveyone can stand up over there, the only thing we can do just pray for those victims,,,, god bless them,,,

if you can read chinese, local news here in tw,
and if you do noted ma's statement at the first time,
then you will realise why ppl here are so angry to put the blame to the gov't.
the disaster gets worse and worse because of losing timing + failed to command,
caused more and more civilians unable evacuated from village,
and the following days are digging + body bags....

but in reality.. this is cruel to we ordinary people,
if you are employee, and you could fired because you misjudge your work.
i'm not saying we should replace another leader asap,
everyone should heve learn from mistake,
so do ma's gov't.
unfortunately.. i don't see ma + liu attitude -_-
btw, i'm from taipei, taiwan.

To the people of Taiwan and to the families who are have lost their homes or lost ones, Amitofo and may the blessings of the Buddha be with all of you!

Thanks for putting these photos all together here. I am from Taiwan. Taiwan is my home, my moher land. It hurt me deeply; and it is so much pain to hear this news. I wish I could be there to help out. Taiwan, together we can rebuild our homes! There is no time to blame; and in fact, blaming others is easy; blaming ourselves is hard. Remember, crisis brings opportunities! Jia-You! Don't give up! Moe forward!

Taiwanese have been oprimistic and brave for the past century. We suffered from several disasters, but will stand up eventually.
As a Taiwanese, I will thank all the prople who are praying for us. We are on the way of recovery. That's a long way to go, but we march forward, anyway,

I am so sorry to see the devastation to both property and people in Taiwan. I wish there was something I could do. But I am in America, so many miles away. I will pray for the people in Taiwan and hope that they are able to recover quickly.

So sad that a disaster of such scale has taken place.

Earthquake,Typhoon cannot stop us from struggling to the nature!

Excuse me, this is a message from Taiwan original culture society.
According to this disaster, we want to report it. And we want to borrow the pictures from this web.
Thank you.

I'm so sad fore the picture, because have many people lose there family, and have so old man or woman is at the house can not come out, so I'm sad.

So sad,god bless taiwan.pls help to taiwan.

Don't you think its so difficult to be Taiwanese president?! Stop blame and stop apologize. Its not going to help really!!! Study the reason for under preparation, search for ways to better react, making laws to create the more effect government structures then carry out the implementation REGARDLESS who is running the government in the future.

Typhoon and quakes are the two major natural disasters of Taiwan. Hope the Weather Scientists in Taiwan think outside the Box such as Fat Typhoon will have lots of water,etc. Also, preventaion is always the best ideas, given the brief July to October Typhoon season. Even Ma government is able to use airplanes to go to the Typhoon eyes and do the jobs better.

Thanks the international populace to pray for Taiwan

From Taiwan's friend KING WANG

May all survivors be strong and carry on their lives with love.

People in Taiwan is unbeatable, they will get stronger. We'll learn how to help each other, conquer the problems and get better. Hello, this is not the time to criticize government, is the time to get people's life in order, put back basic human needs and passionate living together first. God bless Taiwan.

I was in Taiwan, Taipei in 1963. The bigest I ever exprient personal. I was claimed to the storay space between the ceiling and the floor. There was only 3 feet high. I set with my back bend for 2 days until the water is my wrist high before I clam down. The water was so poision. I end up in hospital. If I am not mistaked the year, that was the same year the first TV station; Taiwan TV station. I was represent the Taiwan Forest Bureau, to attended the grant opening celebration. I had a picture taken wirh the first Miss China Ma, Way- Gun. In my live time, I had exprienced the fire and the water. both of them are have no murcy

May God bless Taiwan and take care of all my extended family living there. My prayers are with you all, Joanne, Swarthmore

I Love Taiwan,the country where I grew up. Hope For Taiwan!

Pls help them all.......GOD BLESS!

I am proud of my country Taiwan Formosa.

I find it so dreadful and amazing that when calamities strike the Western World they get so much news coverage and yet when terrible events strike the Far East they do not receive the same news coverage and events are soon forgotten.
My prayers go to the people of Taiwan in their long journey of recovery.

I am in Taiwan and I knew and said that from the day the president started to visit the grieving families whilst holding a microphone in his hands that his advisors were still playing political games..to visit someone in grief and then broadcast their sobbing pleas was inhumane and thoughtless..A few days later i watched the news as he stepped up his visual mercy policy & lo and behold he stepped from a helicopter!..there were villages that could not be reached because of a mysterious lack of helicopters but we were treated to the president using one to visit the grieving...he is a nice man, but his advisors should be sacked

Human being should learn how to protect eviroment on the earth, no one should not complain why nature bring so powerful and huge disaster. Taiwan homeland passed thru so many biggest earthquake and strong typhoon in the past; Taiwan people should be stronger to live, anyway, life is cruel. Thank you so much for warm concern from good friends in global.

I was born in Taiwan and have lived here for half of the century. The feeling is beyond words, believe it's the same for everybody feels his/her homeland. I'm not the victim, we neither have much money nor lesure time, but did what we could to help recover even though it's not really possible. We have a lot of heros/heorines devoting out there and have had many assistance from many countries. Thanks for everybody that gave the warm attention and caring to this disaster.

Life is fragile and life, as we know it, will end. It is appointed for all people to die at some point. (Hebrews 9:27)

These are times when a person of faith really has to question the meaning of all of this. We pray to a god who let this happen and pray to him to help those who survived.

WHERE IS THE BIG LOVE?
So Sad!
People are suffering and paid for their causes.
We should take care of our Mother Nature seriously.
Too bad!
There are always political biases flowing around like ghosts.
Also, what we see and read here simply an international media point of view of the Act of the Mother Nature.
By far, we read many comments simply cry for help "form Taiwan for Taiwan ONLY".
How about Phillipine (Cebu)?
How about China?
Act Of God doesn't distinguish where or who you are.
So doesn't LOVE.
And Love doesn't count political biases.

Mike

God bless Taiwan!

What is Taiwan government doing? Can't believe it!

From S.F. Bay Area

God bless Taiwan!

Buddhas bless Taiwan people

I am from Hong Kong and have made a donation to Taiwan through the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong. This was really a natural disaster and we Chinese all over the world must unite to help those in need. Please stop talking about politics.

Ray

Thank you all for your blessing, the main problem are
1. The gov. reacted way too slow, all the officials are no where to be seem including Mr. Ma.
Remember the earthquake in China last april? China's premier was on the scene the second day (China is a big country, it does take a while to get there, VS Taiwan is TINY, it doesn't take three days), I don't care if he was there only for show, during this time, you need some kind of leadership, and when Mr. Ma took the position of the president, he is suppose to be that leader, but he is not.

2. Slow reaction time. For those who lived through the 9/11 incident in US. remember how US gov. are able to ground ALL the flight in about 2-3 hours, and shuts down the entire NYC at almost the same time also, Taiwan is not a big country, it doesn't take that long to react. It took 2-3 days for the military to mobilize and start helping, Why?

3. Why is Mr. Ma refusing outside help? During a time like this, Taiwan needs all the help that we can, When experts offers their help, it's better to take it

4. Mr. Ma LIES. He stated that he did not refuse help from outside, when the next day, the paper clears shows it. I am no expert on government papers to other country, however, I think any major communication to other country will require the President's notice.

5. For those who says CNN has no rights to held this kind of survey. Tell you something, PPL who logs on to CNN are usually ppl who has been to the US, or speak the english language. Which also means they are educated ppl. And in Taiwan, these ppl usually lives in the North of Taiwan (not saying the south is less educated, but percentage wise). And the result of the survey by those ppl who are not really affected by the typhoon is like 87%? Imaging all the ppl who where affected by the typhoon can read the english language, the result will probably be in the high 90s.

The approval rate of Mr. Ma is down to the low 10s, you really can't expect ppl to trust him anymore can you? I am not from blue or green party, I am just an ordinary citizen of Taiwan who wish the ppl can recover from this very quickly, Taiwan are known to fight for every breath. It's a beautiful country, with wonderful ppl, please come visit us whenever you have a chance, you will noticed how friendly ppl really are (Other than a few political A**Holes, but which country doesn't have those)

Taiwan resonates!!

Taiwan resonates!!

May God Bless Lovely Taiwan! The last free land for Chinese.

Life is fragile and life...God bless Taiwan

Hope they can rebuild Taiwan and their heart immediately. Don't give up .. God bless Taiwan ...

I am from Taiwan. I hope everyone help them.
Thanks all.

OH, No...
Let's pray for a better tomorrow...

We are long away from Taiwan,
But our heart can feel a targic feelings,...

Don't give up...
Lovely Taiwan....

GOD bless you all...

everyone must become a vegetarians,to help our earth~~
let's be green,save our planet

we feel very shame for a lousy president Ma,all his behavior to rescue victims here are accorded to China instruction.,without mercy ,without enthusiasm for disaster., from his behavior you can see he is so arrogant to Taiwanese people, honestly to say,to take a vote to him is a shame in my life.

we are worried for our next generation.,not only for "this man" want to take people in this iland to disaster again, like more ferous H1N1 epidemic ,economic recession, high rate unemployment more than 6%,but also ask young people to accept China education literature to be main steam,most of people here are irritated for his political stream.

talking back to what he did in Taipei city,full of scandal in public constructions,particular Mono train which stop to replare,nobody knows what it will be in future ,cost 70billion NTD for a garbage construction, "this man" let us feel very lousy,shame on him!!!

God Bless all in the world no matter what part on the earth !
Be strong and rebuild !

Dear Brody,
At this moment, we need LOVE, please don't spread HATE.
To blame someone is so easy to say, however, we need everyone to DO something with our hands, brains and hearts for all the people in this island.
So, keep your hate for yourself only will be the bless for all of us.

It's very painful to be happened, especially the houses n bulidings were destroyed but still thankful to God, many people who were survived.

May God bless you all in Taiwan.

SAYA ORANG INDONESIA YANG PERNAH BELAJAR DI TAIWAN , IKUT BERDUKA CITA DAN BELA SUNGKAWA ATAS TERJADINYA TRAGEDI MORAKOT,SEMOGA TABAH DAN PANTANG MENYERAH UNTUK MEMBANGUN KEMBALI TAIWAN YANG TERCINTA

if you comple with myanmar nargit, We can say you are lucky. Becouse you are gorvement is help to you and he asking for other country for help.
Myanmar is not like this , Goverment don't care about this . If someone go there and help ,they will carch and sand to jail.

some pictures are not in taiwan,some of them are in china also not be devastate by Typhoon Morakot.

Bless all lives on the land, humans, animals with all my heart!!
My home land, I'm sorry I am not there for you when you needs me!!

Poor Taiwan.... but who else can we blame except ourselves?!

We have exploited Mother Earth, and She is sick.

No one can help us, except.... OURSELVES!

SAVE LIVES, Be an Environmentalist, Be a Vegetarian, Think Positive to save Everyone!

Hello! We are a Taiwanese Levite Life Care Society ~ on your site to see your photographs ~
Is also very like your photo realism ~ We are now being produced as a public service by the Disaster Relief Videos ~ ~ want to use a few of your photos made into a picture of mv ~ I wonder if you are willing to?

Good Luck all , and i am so sorry

Leave issues behind at this point. United we stand , devided we fail. The purpose of the review is to make sure that the Goverment should learn how to take immediate actions in the future when sudden disasters occur.

to Ed
no, no one said that Ma is hoping for China to help
read the news again
or did the main land news block or lied about everything again? lol

God Bless Taiwan and all in the world no matter what part on the earth !
Be strong and rebuild !

It is always easier to write or to say a thing than doing it. To those who live in Taiwan, why don't you get your ass up then go to the disaster area and give your best shot? I believe actions speaks louder than words, isn't it?. But at this moment, I believe by donating money to the charity organizations is not a wise idea to do, because these money will never 100% benefits the grieving families (I believe only 5% or lesser) If this is the case, where the hell did those money go?. If anyone can still remember the 921 big earthquake in Taiwan, billions of Taiwan dollars were donated (I guess the amount donated this time is not far), but where the hell did it go? To those charity leaders, please don't fool people, don't think that people don't know math (hello, it's only add and minus) these money can save lives and give them a better life.

"God bless Taiwan"! all these comments, especially n° 1209 are pathetic.
Leave god out of this, he does not exist. Suppose he exists: he let this disaster happen, and you still pray for him? Poor guys!

God bless Taiwan!
R.I.P for all the Taiwanese!!!

Anyone who is using this as a place to berate China, et cetera, is a fool and a terrible person. Whether or not you agree with China's policies or whatever is irrelevant. These are still human beings.

I was deeply regret and hope all of you will be better as soon as possible.
god bless you.
joy

I saw many images of this disaster on TV, newspaper, and the internet. It's terrible and costing many lives. Taking a step back to ponder upon this, it seems nature is telling all mankind a message... take good care of Mother Earth.

v sad

Oh My God!!! what a sad disaster. Look at the pictures!! I am late to read and express my views on it. But when I read the views of people from different prospective and places...most of us are talking that we are being very sad and hurt because our family members are there and might have been hurt or having problems etc. Also we talk about our property has been lost and so on. This is a moment full of sorrow - there is no doubt about it. The feeling from the one who actually have lost his/her beloved son or daughter, sister or brother, mother or father, wife or husband is heart-smashing- there is no doubt about it too. But me; I am all the way from Nepal and I have no one there in Taiwan. I and none of my family member is loosing nothing personally... But my heart has gone out for these people who have been killed and who have been suffered. It is a bond of humanity and nothing else. Any corner in the world if a human being is suffered by any reason/s, the heart weeps! It must be only the human relationship. So, in this situation we rather view to unite. I think we all must be united for ONLY one goal, that is to help the needy people! All the able ones must donate whatever we can. Those who are away geographically and unable for physical donate, must pray to God! This comes in oneself and costs nothing. It helps the humanity! It helps to the people who are for save people. It provides moral and eternal power who are at the devastated area with their mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and all of the Taiwanese people! God Bless you all!!!!

it's not the hangry of nature .bu hangry of god.

Dont' blame God on this..It's us who din't do our duty well in managing the mother earth that leading to this disaster~

I am from Singapore. Very tragic for the people in Taiwan.
Pl stop blaming each other, just get on and re-built.
The politics in Taiwan is just so disgusting that I have no words to describe. I have both relatives and friends in both Taiwan and China, both hurt hust as bad. In a situation like this, we will not quarrel but solve it.
the typhoon was way above any historical mark, no helicopters could fly in that situation. In Taiwan, you cannot forced evacuation as local politics prevails. Building on land reclaimed from rivers will not work considering Taiean's geograhical topograhy. Bless Taiwan, be strong, be resolute, STOP qura

All the typhoon victim needs right now is helping hands to rebuilt their lives, to face the future to what they had lost so much : their loves ones who depart from them, properties which they had labor for years, not blaming who's fault was it, even though really the government was really slow to take action in surveying the typhoon disaster so that appropriate help will be sent, they did not inspect that the disaster in southern part of Taiwan was so great. Let us pray that the reconstruction of houses, school, hospital and road will be fast and smoothly that the victims people can live comfortably. May God protects them.

Number 1298, please unplug your computer from the wall, grab a knife, and cut off whatever fingers you wrote that with...

May God bless Taiwan and the Philippines and show them the way to prosperity while they rebuild their homelands

stop talking about an irresponsible god who feels nothing about destroying things and people for no apparent reason
just like denis and menace
a dangerous child with enormous power

I am from Bangladesh.I pay all of my good works blessing to the flood effected and related to it for overcome soon.On the other hand I like to request all powerful leader as well as countries to concentrate on it now and future.I hope all the people will be careful to(direct or indirect) make such kind of catastrophic.

In time of needs, do support one another. Hope the government will get the re-building done up soon. Hope the different political parties in Taiwan will put their pride and prejudice aside and focus on helping the needs.

Good blesing Taiwan-kiss from Slovenija

lets pray, that they come back to normal life again.without much worry.
Hi ! there those wealthy ones ! please help them more.
Thanks! May god bless them.

What kind of the Goverment? God punishment on Everyone. Taiwan's commonwealth still can't see clear the Goverment. It's so poor Taiwan commonwealth. When will Taiwan wake up?

My heart (from Kansas) goes out to you all, in Taiwan, the Peng Yu, and Liu Qiu. Also Fujian, Zhejian, Phillipines, etc. I pray God, Buddha Nature, that Heaven will help you all. That I may do what I can, as well.

I life in here, our life gets regurlar, do not worry us, thanks you care about us.

These are great photos.
Don't know if we can use them for our fund raising poster?
We will add the website where the photos come from.

Hope Taiwanese be brave look for future . The life still on .
All the best

¥[ªo..yes we can..im form taiwan °ª¶¯

Yes and we all and specially the Taiwanese and Indonesian gov must offer a big SALUTATION to all the heroes who saved the lives as seen in the pics 6, 20, 29, 34, etc. Appreciate my Salute and Namaste please :):):)!!!!!!!!!!!

taiwan kin go win yes we can ..im taiwan Kaoshsiung

It's sad to see disaster like this anywhere in the world. But when things do happen why people just keep complianting. Actions should be taken immediately not just by word of mouth. For those who can give should give, like money and time to actually go their and help out.
We are the one who destroying this world. Who should be blame??
May God give his mercy to comfort those in pain and for those who have never heard of God at this time of pain will take God as their Saviour. May God look upon this world and blessed us all.

aw Im very sorow

I am from Taiwan. Thanks CNN did the greatest job make the whole world know Mr.Ma is so incompetent!

TO Sara Hsu :
Let God be the President of Taiwan and I doubt if God will do better next hit.SO, please don't trash Ma with your God. Your God created many many disaster much much worse than this one already, did you say anything to your God?

I think Taiwan has just got a taste of what is to come - Global Warming.
Taiwanese are very spiritually conscious people and I urged all Taiwanese
to be vegetarians, stop the killing, and pray for the wellbeing of Taiwan .

Despite all the help and gesture of brotherhood by China, how did the people of Taiwan respond ? They complained about the pre-fab houses sent in by China; They refused the offer by China to send in helicopters to help transport the victims of Morakot and yet were happy to accept similar offer from the US and with a huge fee; They then invited the troublesome separatist leader, Dalai Lama, to Taiwan as if there are no Buddhist monks in Taiwan; Now they are even planning to bring in another Xinjiang separatist leader, Rebiya Kadeer after she had instigated the mass slaughter of innocent civilians in Xinjiang in July. The Mayor of Gaoxiong , Chen Chu,has already allowed the Xinjiang separatist propaganda, glorifying the terrorist, Rebiya to be screened in Taiwan. The Chinese all round the world are showing so much concern and support for the victims of Morakot and yet the goodwill has never be returned. Think about it ,people of Taiwan.

very sad

so poor taiwanese

I lived in Taiwan for two years and was able to personally experience some of the awesome Taiphoon's there. The power is beyond anything you can imagine unless you've experienced it before. I like a lot of Americans would just go waltzing around feeling invincible to the storm, with Taiwanese people screaming for me to come inside. Taiwanese have experienced these disasters before and know what to do when they come. They are some of the nicest, most compassionate people on Earth, and I know that every able boddied citizen rose to the challenge of helping their distressed neighbors. I hope that all of my friends are doing well there in the aftermath of this storm!

Wow the Philippines should have prepared better seeing this happened to Taiwan only last August.

Shame on the Philippine President!

shame....

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

God bless Taiwan!
i am a Taiwan people
i look the picture
i was crying>_

God bless president Ma.
All you fools who cannot see a pure heart should be ashamed of yourselves.

Would you rather have that conniving piece of horse squeeze, vile excuse for a human being Chen Shuei Bian to be in office at a time like this?
He will probably pocket all the rescue donations in his personal offshore accounts, and let the people die.

President Ma is doing all that he can, while remaining a gentleman.

Those who criticize without knowing how to do a better job themselves shall be burned in hell.