Drought in Taiwan means a silver lining for one man

Taiwan is facing its worst drought in 56 years, which caused one of its most famous lakes to all but dry up. The country has not had a single typhoon, one of the main sources of rainfall, over the past year. Residents had to endure strict water rationing that affected households and businesses alike. Parts of Sun Moon Lake, the island's largest water body and a popular tourist attraction, dried up so much in recent weeks that parts of it now look like grassy plains. But the drought is not all bad news. A man named only as Chen dropped his iPhone in the lake while paddle-boarding there a year ago. The phone was slung around his neck and disappeared when he fell into the water. This week Mr Chen posted an update on Facebook to say he was contacted by workers at the lake who said his phone, now covered in mud, had been found. The low water levels in the lake, the lowest in about 50, allowed the workers to spot the phone's waterproof case. In yet another stroke of luck for Mr Chen, the phone was working perfectly.

Drought in Taiwan means a silver lining for one man

Paddle-boarder finds his phone in drying lake a year after he lost it