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Taiwan earthquake: People rescued from collapsed buildings - BBC News Taiwan earthquake: People rescued from collapsed buildings - BBC News
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Peter Hoskins Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
Business reporter, in Singapore in Taipei
Taiwan is crucial to the world economy as it is There's obviously physical damage in Hualien, the two large buildings that are partially collapsed.
home to technology giants like computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor We've also seen bridges in the mountains collapsed or swept away by landslides. There is also video of very large landslides coming down mountainsides not just into the ocean but into valleys as well.
Manufacturing Corp (TSMC) and iPhone manufacturer Foxconn. Landslides have been a big factor because of the topgraphy - this part of the island is a very dramatic, rugged coastline with mountains that go straight into the sea.
TSMC is a major producer of semiconductors for tech There is some video coming from a fishing boat off the coast - which we are trying to source and get verified - showing extraordinary pictures of the vast landslides along the coast, tumbling down the mountains and then causing huge clouds to billow up from the sea.
firms including Apple and Nvidia. We will find out if there's more damage to villages and towns in the mountains. We don't know at the moment.
As well as making devices for Apple, Foxconn also
manufactures electronics products including Amazon’s Kindle and video game consoles
for Nintendo, Sega and Sony.
Following the earthquake, TSMC said it had evacuated some of its factories to ensure all of its personnel were safe and that they were starting to return to their workplaces.
The company also said it was confirming the details of the earthquake's impact on its operations.
Foxconn did not immediately respond to a BBC request for comment.
The island’s tech firms also
produce components, including printed circuit boards and advanced camera
lenses.
Taiwanese companies are also major suppliers for global
clothing brands like Nike and Adidas.
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