Trivia: 2009

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CISHAN, Taiwan (CNN) -- Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said Sunday he accepts responsibility for the government's slow response after Typhoon Morakot slammed into the island killing at more than 120 people and unleashing floods, mudslides and misery.

Mourners kneel and pray to the dead as they face the devastated valley of Shiao Lin.

Ma, who has faced heavy criticism from victims of the disaster, ruled out resignation, insisting his government did its best in the face of difficulties, however he pledged an investigation into any irregularities.

"Certainly, I will take full responsibility whatever the blame is because, after all, I am the president of this country," Ma told CNN, saying heavy rains grounded rescue helicopters in the first few days after the storm hit, delaying relief.

"Once the weather was good -- that is the 14th of August -- we were able to evacuate 2,518 people. It's a record," he said.

Hundreds of people still await rescue in remote areas of Taiwan, where torrential downpours, dense fog, rugged terrain and raging rivers have hampered relief efforts. Washed-out roads and collapsed bridges have made some rescue operations impossible

Touring disaster areas, Ma has been confronted by angry survivors, and even provoked a scuffle when he opened a weekend baseball game as protesters demanded he step down..

Ma has refused to quit, instead offering apologies and promises to do better.

"We will find out not only to correct the mistakes but (also) to punish the people responsible," he said.

Rescue efforts were ongoing Sunday with military helicopters bringing stranded villagers to their waiting relatives.

Others, waiting days in anguish for word on their loved ones, lashed out in anger.

"Local officials don't care," one man said. "There are still people there and they don't do anything."

On Saturday, weeping relatives of typhoon victims set up shrines near devastated villages to calm the spirits of the dead and honor the belief that their souls will return home after seven days.

Morakot hit the island last weekend, dropping 2.6 meters (102 inches) of rain. Before it roared on to mainland China on Sunday, the storm killed at least 123 people in Taiwan.

The death toll could climb to more than 300 after more villagers buried by mudslides and floodwaters are found, Taiwan officials have said.

Southern and central Taiwan were hardest hit by the storm.

Mudslides inundated some places in the south, including the village of Shiao Lin, where 160 homes were lost. Authorities believe hundreds of people could be trapped under five stories of mud in the village.

International aid efforts were mobilizing on Sunday, however these were complicated by diplomatic pitfalls in the face of China's territorial claims over Taiwan, which it considers a renegade province awaiting reunification.

The U.S. military has begun a "modest" humanitarian aid mission to Taiwan with the despatch of a Marine Corps C-130 cargo plane carrying plastic tarpaulins for shelter, U.S. defense officials said.

Also Sunday, the USS Denver was en route to the Taiwanese coast with additional humanitarian aid and water purification capabilities, the officials said. The Navy ship is expected to arrive Monday, but officials could not say when it will launch its heavy-lift helicopters to drop the aid.

Sources in Washington have said in providing aid to Taiwan, the United States must be sensitive to its territorial relationship with China.

台灣總統馬英九在星期日表示他負起風災後政府反應太慢的責任，莫拉克侵襲這個島嶼，造成超過120個人員死亡以及洪水，土石流和其他災情

已經面對災民的嚴厲批評的馬英九，排除辭職的動作，堅持他的政府在面對困難時已經做到最棒了，但是他還是保證會對違法行為做深入調查。

“當然，不管什麼樣的指責，我都負起完全責任，畢竟，我是這個國家的總統“馬跟cnn說，在災後的前幾天，豪大雨無法讓救難直升機起飛，延誤了救援

“等到天氣一好，也就是8月14，我們已經能夠撤離2518個人，這是個紀錄“他說

數以百計的人仍然在台灣比較偏遠的地區等待救援，在那裡大雨，濃霧，崎嶇的地形和狂烈的河流已經阻礙了救援的行動，被沖刷掉的道路和崩塌的橋梁也讓一些救援行動是不可能成功的

當他巡視災區時，他遇到生氣的倖存者，當他在週末時替球賽開球時，甚至引起了混亂，因為抗議人士要他下台

馬已經拒絕辭職，反而是提出道歉以及承諾會做得更好

“我們將會找出，不只是要改正錯誤而且要嚴懲那些該負責的人“他說

救援行動在星期日持續進行，軍用直升機把受困的災民帶回給等待的親屬們

而其他人，痛苦等待著親人們的消息，生氣地怒吼著：

“當地的官員不在乎“一個男人這麼說著，“還有人在那裡但是他們什麼都不做“

在星期六，悲傷的受害者家屬在受災村莊附近設立了神龕，來平息死者的靈魂，而且相信這些靈魂在七天後會返回家裡

莫拉克在上週末侵襲這個島嶼，下了2.6公尺的雨量。在星期日它移往中國大陸之前，這個暴風在台灣至少造成123人死亡，

台灣官員說，在更多被土石流和洪水掩埋的村民被找到後，死亡人數可能會超過300人

台灣中部及南部是遭受最嚴重打擊的地區

土石流掩埋了南部某些地方，包括小林村，在那裡有160個家庭消失了。當局相信有數以百計的人被埋在五層樓高的泥土下

國際的救援行動在星期日動員了起來，但是，在面對中國宣稱“台灣是中國的一部分“之下，這些行動被一些外交手段弄得複雜，大陸認為台灣是等待重新統一的一個脫離的省份

美國軍隊已經開始了一個“恰當“的人道救援任務，派遣了c130運輸機，機上帶著避難用的塑膠防水布，美國國防官員這麼說

而且在星期日，丹佛號正往台灣海峽前進，船上裝載了淨水膠囊提供額外的援助，官員這麼說。海軍艦艇預計週一抵達，但是官員無法說明載重直升機要到何時才能空投物資

根據華盛頓的來源說，在幫助台灣這方面，美國必須要小心台灣跟中國的領土關係