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| Taiwan earthquake latest news: Biggest quake in 25 years hits east coast - BBC News | Taiwan earthquake latest news: Biggest quake in 25 years hits east coast - BBC News |
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| Thomas Mackintosh | |
| Live reporter | |
| If you are just joining our coverage of the Taiwanese earthquake, let's bring you up to date with what we know so far: | |
| Taiwan's government says at least seven people have died and 711 have been injured after an offshore earthquake struck the eastern coast of the island | |
| At a magnitude of the 7.4 it was the most powerful to hit the island in 25 years | |
| Buildings in the capital, Taipei, and surrounding areas shook violently and it is feared dozens of people are trapped under rubble in Hualien county, near the epicentre | |
| Tsunami alerts issued for nearby Japanese islands and the northern coast of the Philippines have been downgraded | |
| Japan and China have offered assistance to Taiwan | |
| President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan's military will be deployed in rescue operations | |
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