Typhoon death toll in Taiwan climbs higher

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(CNN) -- The number of people killed by a typhoon that slammed into〈猛烈襲擊〉 Taiwan and China earlier this month continues to rise, Taiwan announced〈宣佈〉Thursday. 

At least 543 people are now known to have died when Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan , the country's Central Emergency Operation Center said Thursday.

At least 117 people are still missing, and at least 46 people were injured. Emergency services also reported that 60 human limbs（四肢） had been found, separately（分離地）from the number of dead and wounded（傷口）. 

Kaohsiung county was the worst hit, with 472 dead, 72 missing and 13 hurt, one seriously, the emergency center said. 

Morakot dropped 102 inches（英呎） of rain on Taiwan August 8 before it roared（呼嘯） on to mainland China the next day.

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou apologized last week for the slow response to the typhoon. He said he plans sweeping（全面性的） changes to the country's rescue（營救） agencies（行政機構） and may punish（懲處） some government officials. 

"We will try our best to do a better job in the rescue work that has been criticized for being too slow," said Ma.

"There are things that we have to correct and we also will be responsible for whatever mistakes or neglect（疏忽） that government officials have made." 

Rescuers（援助者） have struggled to locate many who were missing in remote mountainous areas of southern Taiwan . 

Ma also apologized a week earlier for failings of the rescue effort as he traveled around the typhoon-battered island. He said heavy rain grounded（使停飛） rescue helicopters（直昇機） in the first few days after the storm hit, delaying relief efforts. 

Ma said the storm destroyed buildings, homes, roads and farms, causing about NT$100 billion (U.S. $3 billion) in damage.