**About 700 people missing in southern Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot have been found alive, say army officials.**People from four villages are said to have made it to higher ground before mud and rock engulfed their homes.
Among the survivors found by rescue teams are 200 from Hsiaolin village, reports the Taiwan Central News Agency.
Frantic rescue efforts have been ongoing in Hsiaolin and surrounding villages since the weekend to find hundreds of people believed missing.
The typhoon struck Taiwan at the weekend, killing at least 60 people and causing the worst flooding in 50 years.
Military helicopters have been ferrying villagers out of communities cut off by the storms and floods.
The storm also hit mainland China, where about 1.4 million people were evacuated from coastal areas and eight people died in flooding.