As of August 25, Typhoon Morakot was responsible for 292 deaths, 385 missing, and over 7000 left homeless, with total casualties second only to the August 7th floods 50 years ago. Seventy bridges have been washed away, 358 roads have had the ground washed out from under them, and Taiwan's agricultural industry has suffered over NT $ 15.8 billion in losses, a record amount.
截至 8 月 25 日，莫拉克颱風重創南台灣，造成 292 人死亡、385 人失蹤、七千多人無家可歸，傷亡僅次於 50 年前的「87 水災」；70 座橋樑被大水沖斷，358 處道路路基沖毀，農林漁牧損失超過新台幣 158 億元，均為史上最高紀錄。