On Monday, the official death toll after Typhoon Ragasa was revised to 18. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, and seven people are still missing. Hualien safety personnel announced that if conditions endanger the integrity of the dam or barrier lake again, tsunami protocols will be followed.

The Cabinet arranged a press conference Monday morning to announce the progress of the Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC), alongside local Hualien County Government personnel, on the progress in the Fata’an overflow disaster area.

In terms of disaster relief, Deputy Economic Minister Lai Chien-hsin (賴建信) shared progress from the search and rescue efforts. Lai was dispatched to the area last week to coordinate efforts between the military, as well as the central and local governments. He said the body of a man was found about seven kilometers downstream from Fozu Street in Guangfu, but that DNA confirmation would be necessary for identification at this stage in decomposition.

As of Monday morning, 7 people are still missing, 107 were injured nationwide, and 652 are displaced in shelters.

The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency also announced that if the barrier lake area is threatened by any environmental abnormalities, such as heavy rainfall or earthquakes, local air raid sirens will be activated, similar to a tsunami warning. According to the Agricultural Ministry’s latest drone footage, the Fata’an Creek barrier lake remains unstable and holds only 6.1 million metric tons of water, or 6.7% of its original capacity. A red alert remains in place due to the continued influx of water to the catchment area and ongoing instability.