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| Two people confirmed dead in 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake | Two people confirmed dead in 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake |
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| A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has struck the eastern city of Hualien, killing at least two people and injuring more than 100. | A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has struck the eastern city of Hualien, killing at least two people and injuring more than 100. |
| The Central News Agency reported that the ground floor of the Marshal hotel in Hualien had caved in and people were believed to be trapped inside. | The Central News Agency reported that the ground floor of the Marshal hotel in Hualien had caved in and people were believed to be trapped inside. |
| Photographs posted on social media showed the hotel appearing to lean sharply to one side. | Photographs posted on social media showed the hotel appearing to lean sharply to one side. |
| Another hotel, known as the Beautiful Life hotel, was also reported to have been damaged. | Another hotel, known as the Beautiful Life hotel, was also reported to have been damaged. |
| “Two people were unfortunately killed, and 114 have suffered light or severe injuries,” Taiwan’s premier, William Lai, told an emergency government meeting. | “Two people were unfortunately killed, and 114 have suffered light or severe injuries,” Taiwan’s premier, William Lai, told an emergency government meeting. |
| A number of aftershocks hit the area, but there was no word of any tsunami warning. | A number of aftershocks hit the area, but there was no word of any tsunami warning. |
| Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is regularly hit by earthquakes, with the quake on Tuesday the latest in a string to have hit the region in recent days. | Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is regularly hit by earthquakes, with the quake on Tuesday the latest in a string to have hit the region in recent days. |
| 震度は修正します。花蓮地区は7級強震。ビルは倒壊して情況発生しました。花蓮地区のみんなが無事を祈ります🙏#地震 #earthquake pic.twitter.com/pfmY9oubTx | 震度は修正します。花蓮地区は7級強震。ビルは倒壊して情況発生しました。花蓮地区のみんなが無事を祈ります🙏#地震 #earthquake pic.twitter.com/pfmY9oubTx |
| The fire agency said at least four buildings had toppled or been damaged, with television images showing roads strewn with rubble and cracks in highways. | The fire agency said at least four buildings had toppled or been damaged, with television images showing roads strewn with rubble and cracks in highways. |
| Hualien is one of Taiwan’s most popular tourist hubs, a port city that lies on the picturesque east coast rail line, close to the popular Taroko gorge. | Hualien is one of Taiwan’s most popular tourist hubs, a port city that lies on the picturesque east coast rail line, close to the popular Taroko gorge. |
| Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, said rescuers from around the island were preparing to help. | Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, said rescuers from around the island were preparing to help. |
| “We will get into disaster relief work at the fastest speed,” she said in a post on her Facebook page. | “We will get into disaster relief work at the fastest speed,” she said in a post on her Facebook page. |
| One Facebook livestream showed rescuers at the foot of the darkened Marshal hotel, and a crane carrying them up to the higher floors, which were leaning at an angle. | One Facebook livestream showed rescuers at the foot of the darkened Marshal hotel, and a crane carrying them up to the higher floors, which were leaning at an angle. |
| Officials from Hualien fire department said 28 people had been rescued from the hotel and a residential building. | Officials from Hualien fire department said 28 people had been rescued from the hotel and a residential building. |
| They told AFP there was not yet any information on the number of people trapped or injured. | They told AFP there was not yet any information on the number of people trapped or injured. |
| Photos on the website of Taiwanese newspaper Apple Daily showed a man calling for help from the window of another building and wires dangling from the collapsed ceiling of a local hospital. | Photos on the website of Taiwanese newspaper Apple Daily showed a man calling for help from the window of another building and wires dangling from the collapsed ceiling of a local hospital. |
| One Facebook user in Hualien told of the damage around him. | One Facebook user in Hualien told of the damage around him. |
| “The quake is so big ... there are cracks on the wall, even the fridge moved,” he said. | “The quake is so big ... there are cracks on the wall, even the fridge moved,” he said. |
| The quake hit at 23.50 (15.50 GMT) around 14 miles (22km) north-east of Hualien, according to the United States Geological Survey. | The quake hit at 23.50 (15.50 GMT) around 14 miles (22km) north-east of Hualien, according to the United States Geological Survey. |
| It follows almost 100 smaller tremors that have hit the area in the last three days, and comes exactly two years since a quake of the same magnitude struck the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan, killing more than 100 people. | It follows almost 100 smaller tremors that have hit the area in the last three days, and comes exactly two years since a quake of the same magnitude struck the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan, killing more than 100 people. |
| Most of the death toll from the February 2016 earthquake was from the 16-storey Wei-guan apartment complex, which toppled on its side, with many of its residents buried in the rubble. | Most of the death toll from the February 2016 earthquake was from the 16-storey Wei-guan apartment complex, which toppled on its side, with many of its residents buried in the rubble. |
| Taiwan’s worst tremor in recent decades was a 7.6-magnitude quake in September 1999 that killed about 2,400 people. | Taiwan’s worst tremor in recent decades was a 7.6-magnitude quake in September 1999 that killed about 2,400 people. |