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Taiwan quake kills nine

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Vincent
Published date04 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centred off the coast of the rural, mountainous

Hualien County, where some buildings leaned at severe angles, their ground floors crushed.

Just over 93 miles away in the capital of Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings, and schools evacuated their students to sports fields, equipping them with yellow safety helmets. Some children covered themselves with textbooks to guard against falling objects as aftershocks continued.

Taiwan's national fire agency said nine people died in the quake, which struck just before 8am. The local United Daily News reported three hikers died in rockslides in Taroko National Park and a van driver died in the same area after boulders hit the vehicle.

Another 934 people were injured. Meanwhile, authorities said they had lost contact with 50 people in minibuses in the national park after the quake downed phone networks.

In addition, 64 people were trapped in one coal mine, and six in another, the fire agency said.

The quake and aftershocks also caused 24 landslides and damage to 35 roads, bridges and tunnels.

Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was a magnitude of 7.2, while the US Geological Survey (USGS) put it at 7.4. It struck about 11 miles southsouthwest of Hualien and was about 21 miles deep.

Multiple aftershocks...

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