The bursting of a barrier lake in Taiwan has killed at least 14 people and left 124 people missing after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rains and brought widespread damage to parts of east Asia.

Axar.az informs, citing Guardian, the outer rim of Super Typhoon Ragasa has been bearing down on Taiwan since Monday as its path moves down towards the southern Chinese coast.

The barrier lake in Hualien county in Taiwan’s east burst its banks on Tuesday afternoon, unleashing a wall of water into the Guangfu township.

“As of 7 am [Wednesday], 14 people are confirmed dead and 18 were reported injured,” said Lee Kuan-ting, a Hualien county government press official.

“Thirty missing was the figure last night, released by the National Fire Agency, and our teams are still searching,” he added.

Taiwan’s fire department said on Wednesday that 124 people remained missing in Hualien county.