Typhoon Morakot slammed into Taiwan overnight, flooding villages, cutting power lines and leaving at least six people dead or missing, officials and media reported Saturday. Separately, rescuers were searching for some 10 sailors lost in rough seas off Hainan Island in southern China as Tropical Storm Goni approached. Morakot hit Taiwan late Friday but by 2 p.m. Saturday had traversed the island and weakened to a tropical storm in the Taiwan Strait. It was expected to hit southern China late Saturday or early Sunday, The Associated Press reported.
