At least 230 people were killed or remain missing and presumed dead in typhoons, rainstorms and other natural disasters in 2004, according to a government report released Tuesday.
Some 2,540 people were injured in natural disasters during the same period and about 9,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged, the annual Fire Defense White Paper says. The figures were compiled as of Nov. 10.
The number of fatalities was the worst since 1983.