Around 70 workers trapped in rock quarries as powerful earthquake jolts Taiwan
- A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan, killing nine people, including hikers in Taroko National Park and a van driver.
- Dozens were injured in the quake, which also sparked a tsunami warning later lifted for southern Japan and the Philippines.
- The earthquake is the strongest to hit Taiwan in at least 25 years, causing significant damage and loss of life.
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Authorities say they are in contact with some 600 people trapped in tunnels, isolated areas or hotels.In Hualien, the most affected city, many residents spent the night outside, while the island received more than 300 responses.
Fierce earthquake rattles Taiwan, killing 9 and injuring more than 1,000 - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
HUALIEN, Taiwan — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan Wednesday morning, killing nine people, stranding dozens at quarries and a national park, and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings.
Demolition Work on Collapsed Buildings in Quake-hit Taiwan City Begins Amid Aftershocks; More Than 1,000 People Injured
HUALIEN, Taiwan — Amid frequent aftershocks, I visited the city of Hualien in eastern Taiwan a day after a strong tremor rocked the city in eastern Taiwan. I saw many collapsed buildings and people gathered together in shelters. Authorities cordoned off a collapsed building in the city center, about three kilometers from Hualien Station on the Taiwan Railway, with police officers and others standing guard. The building’s windows and exterior wal…
The earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday killed at least nine people and injured 1,050 on the island, while rescue operations are still under way.
Taiwan earthquake: No reports of injured Singaporeans, says MFA
There are currently no reports of injured Singaporeans as a result of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked Taiwan on Wednesday (April 3), said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The earthquake, which has since killed nine and injured over 900, prompted tsunami warnings across the island as well as Japan and the Philippines. It is also Taiwan's strongest earthquake...
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