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| People trapped in collapsed Taiwan hotel after 6.4 quake strikes east coast | |
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| A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the east coast of Taiwan, the US Geological Service (USGS) reported. The epicenter of the quake was reportedly just 1km deep, some 22km east-northeast of Hua-lien. | A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the east coast of Taiwan, the US Geological Service (USGS) reported. The epicenter of the quake was reportedly just 1km deep, some 22km east-northeast of Hua-lien. |
| A hotel in Hualien has collapsed following the earthquake, Reuters reported, citing the Taiwanese government. | A hotel in Hualien has collapsed following the earthquake, Reuters reported, citing the Taiwanese government. |
| Images posted online appear to show the first floor of the hotel severely damaged, with parts of the building crumbling onto the sidewalk. | Images posted online appear to show the first floor of the hotel severely damaged, with parts of the building crumbling onto the sidewalk. |
| According to local media, around 30 people are stuck inside the hotel. Multiple injuries have been reported and rescue workers have been deployed to the scene. | |
| The hotel that collapsed is the Marshal Hotel, according to the Taiwan Observer. | |
| The Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, which is located next to the hotel, has also reportedly been damaged. | The Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, which is located next to the hotel, has also reportedly been damaged. |
| Scenes of widespread structural damage in the streets have been shown on numerous Facebook live videos filmed by locals. | Scenes of widespread structural damage in the streets have been shown on numerous Facebook live videos filmed by locals. |
| “The president (Tsai Ing-wen) has asked the cabinet and related ministries to immediately launch the ‘disaster mechanism’ and to work at the fastest rate on disaster relief work,” the president’s office said in a statement after the Tuesday earthquake. | |
| Freelance journalist Louise Watt tweeted that her apartment in Taipei shook as a result of the quake, adding that she received a “loud presidential alert” on her phone at the same time. | Freelance journalist Louise Watt tweeted that her apartment in Taipei shook as a result of the quake, adding that she received a “loud presidential alert” on her phone at the same time. |
| There has been no confirmation of casualties so far and no tsunami warnings have been issued. | There has been no confirmation of casualties so far and no tsunami warnings have been issued. |
| The government also said that a bridge in the city cannot be used following the quake, Reuters reported. | |
| Earlier on Tuesday, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Hualien County. That quake followed a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan on Sunday night, causing 80 aftershocks as of Tuesday afternoon – 10 of which could be felt by residents, Seismological Center deputy director Lu Pei-ling said, according to Focus Taiwan. | Earlier on Tuesday, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Hualien County. That quake followed a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan on Sunday night, causing 80 aftershocks as of Tuesday afternoon – 10 of which could be felt by residents, Seismological Center deputy director Lu Pei-ling said, according to Focus Taiwan. |
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