Nine dead in Taiwan’s earthquake, strongest in 25 years, hundreds injured
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On Wednesday, Taiwan was hit by the most powerful earthquake in nearly 3 decades which took the lives of nine individuals and the number of the wounded ranged above 900 as reported by the officials.
New footage is coming out every second of the buildings inclined at dangerous angles in Hualien in the vicinity of the focal point of the earthquake that a 7.2 magnitude and hit offshore at 8:00 am.
A hospital worker in the capital city of Taipei said, “It was very strong. It felt as if the house was going to topple.” The owner of a guest house in Hualien stated that she scurried to quell the fear of her guests.
A person referred to by her last name, Chan informed “This is the biggest earthquake I have ever experienced.
The government of Taiwan has estimated the number of wounded to be 946.
Lai Ching-te, the elected President talked while standing outside a crumbled building in Hualien, “At present, the most important thing, the top priority, is to rescue people.” According to Lai’s statement to the reporters, the railway connection to the area was anticipated to revive on Thursday.
As per reports by the central news agency, the earthquake was the strongest after the 1999 one that recorded a 7.6 magnitude and took the lives of 2400 individuals as well as ruined and demolished 50,000 buildings.
The weather experts in Taiwan classified this earthquake as “Upper 6”, better known as the second-highest level of strength in the range of 1-7.
