An earthquake measuring more than 7 on the Richter scale struck off Taiwan's southeast coast, trapping residents in collapsed buildings in the city of Hualien and issuing a tsunami warning. At least one person has died and 50 others have been injured, according to the first, still preliminary, tally released by the fire department after a very strong earthquake of magnitude greater than 7 struck Taiwan, causing it to collapse at least two buildings in Hualien County and triggering the issuance of emergency tsunami warnings both on the island and in neighboring countries, notably southern Japan and the Philippines. Footage broadcast by Taiwanese television networks showed buildings leaning dangerously, especially in sparsely populated Hualien County in the eastern part of the country. “Two buildings have collapsed (…) there may be people trapped,” a spokesman for the Hualien Fire Department said earlier. The earthquake, as reported by the Athens News Agency citing Reuters, caused interruptions […]
Source: News Beast
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