{"id":9461,"date":"2024-04-03T17:11:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T17:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=9461"},"modified":"2024-04-03T17:11:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T17:11:53","slug":"taiwan-rescue-efforts-continue-after-900-injured-in-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=9461","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan: Rescue efforts continue after 900 injured in earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y5 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-1atl7vu euvj3t14\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"bbc-ccegd7 euvj3t12\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1a3w4ok euvj3t11\">By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes &amp; Kelly Ng<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1p92jtu euvj3t10\">in Taipei and Singapore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y6 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-03\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">3 April 2024, 02:02 BST<\/time><\/p>\n<p><time datetime=\"2024-04-03\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">Up to date 38 minutes in the past<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1wxwc760 bbc-1bh6w8m ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-rl27ak e1p9mbna1\"><amp-iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" layout=\"fill\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/polling.bbc.co.uk\/ws\/av-embeds\/cps\/news\/world-asia-68719996\/p0hnh80z\/en-GB\/amp\" title=\"Media player\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-e2e=\"media-player\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"bbc-1b4920d e1cpbhy72\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/512xn\/p0hnjc79.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240xn\/p0hnjc79.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320xn\/p0hnjc79.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0hnjc79.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/624xn\/p0hnjc79.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800xn\/p0hnjc79.jpg 800w\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"bbc-1k5stce e1cpbhy70\">To play this content material, please allow JavaScript, or attempt a special browser<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/amp-iframe><\/div><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-12kbik1 e6i104o0\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Video caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch second magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Taiwan<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>Rescue efforts are underneath manner in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island&#8217;s japanese coast, killing at the very least 9 and injuring greater than 900.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Some 127 individuals are trapped in collapsed tunnels and on mountainous roads alongside the rugged shoreline. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The epicentre was 18km (11 miles) south of Hualien metropolis, however robust tremors had been felt all the best way within the capital Taipei, greater than 100km away. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">That is the strongest quake to hit Taiwan in 25 years. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">It additionally triggered tsunami alerts earlier within the day in close by Japanese and Philippine islands which had been later retracted. It induced essentially the most injury in Hualien, the place buildings fell, roads had been blocked and practice traces disrupted, leaving the distant area much more minimize off from the remainder of Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-1gazxmd\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><amp-img class=\"bbc-image\" layout=\"responsive\" alt=\"A damaged building in Taiwan\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/147C3\/production\/_133070938_gettyimages-2134732679.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/147C3\/production\/_133070938_gettyimages-2134732679.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/147C3\/production\/_133070938_gettyimages-2134732679.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/147C3\/production\/_133070938_gettyimages-2134732679.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/147C3\/production\/_133070938_gettyimages-2134732679.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/147C3\/production\/_133070938_gettyimages-2134732679.jpg 800w\" fallback=\"\" attribution=\"Getty Images\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-kaivkm\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture supply, <\/span>Getty Photographs<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-12kbik1 e6i104o0\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Buildings had been broken within the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;I used to be simply getting off the bed when a garments rack and a low cupboard fell over,&#8221; Ocean Tsai, who lives in Hualien, advised BBC Chinese language. &#8220;It saved getting stronger, and I began worrying about our belongings at residence. Happily, other than the bike tipping over, the injury was minimal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">However social media was quickly stuffed with extraordinary footage of landslides alongside the coast. They tumbled down the mountains, making big clouds billow up from the ocean as they crashed into it. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">It&#8217;s alongside this shoreline, with its slender, winding roads and tunnels carved out of the rock, that dozens have change into trapped. The route is in style with vacationers, famed for its spectacular views from the mountains out throughout the Pacific Ocean. However it&#8217;s also recognized to be treacherous, not least due to the potential for landslides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Rescue operations to achieve 77 individuals trapped within the Jinwen and Qingshui tunnels alongside the highway in Hualien had been persevering with into the evening. Photos present how the highway outdoors the Qingshui tunnel has merely fallen away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">It&#8217;s unclear how lengthy these inside will likely be trapped &#8211; and whether or not or not they&#8217;ve meals and water, or can talk with the surface world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\"\/>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\"\/>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Additional north, Taipei was additionally shaken violently with footage exhibiting collapsed residential buildings, and folks being evacuated from their houses and colleges. Native TV stations aired clips of smashed autos and shops in disarray. Energy cuts and web outages had been reported throughout the island. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;The earthquake is near land and it is shallow. It is felt throughout Taiwan and offshore islands&#8230; It is the strongest in 25 years,&#8221; mentioned Wu Chien Fu, the director of Taipei&#8217;s Seismology Centre. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-1gazxmd\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><amp-img class=\"bbc-image\" layout=\"responsive\" alt=\"A damaged car\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/132B\/production\/_133070940_gettyimages-2135324460.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/132B\/production\/_133070940_gettyimages-2135324460.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/132B\/production\/_133070940_gettyimages-2135324460.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/132B\/production\/_133070940_gettyimages-2135324460.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/132B\/production\/_133070940_gettyimages-2135324460.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/132B\/production\/_133070940_gettyimages-2135324460.jpg 800w\" fallback=\"\" attribution=\"Getty Images\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-kaivkm\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture supply, <\/span>Getty Photographs<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-12kbik1 e6i104o0\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Falling particles hit vehicles because the earthquake critically broken residential buildings in Hualien Metropolis<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Taiwan, residence to 23 million individuals, is basically mountainous within the east, the place Hualien sits. It&#8217;s a sparsely populated space, residence to indigenous tribes. For many of its historical past, the realm has been utterly minimize off from the remainder of Taiwan due to its excessive mountains. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">However for the reason that Nineteen Thirties the federal government has carved roads out of the rockface and constructed tunnels connecting the realm to the remainder of the island &#8211; it&#8217;s nonetheless, nonetheless, thought-about a troublesome place to achieve, which can complicate rescue efforts. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">These are beautiful routes that take locals and vacationers to the Taroko Nationwide Park, named after a landmark gorge, simply outdoors Hualien, which is taken into account to be one of many pure wonders of Asia. Three of those that died had been hikers on a path there and 50 of those that are trapped are workers who had been being transported to a well-liked resort, forward of a four-day lengthy weekend. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Wednesday&#8217;s earthquake hit at 07:58 native time (23:58 GMT) at a depth of 15.5km and set off at the very least 9 aftershocks at magnitude 4 or bigger. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;The federal government should make sure the accuracy of knowledge and supply well timed help to individuals in want, so that individuals can really feel comfy and secure,&#8221; President Tsai Ing-wen mentioned. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Taiwan&#8217;s international workplace issued an announcement on X expressing thanks for the affords of support from &#8220;allies and mates&#8221; like Japan and Paraguay. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Taiwan&#8217;s company, which engages with China, the Mainland Affairs Council, additionally thanked China for its concern however mentioned there can be no request for help from that aspect. Beijing claims sovereignty of the self-governed island, which sees itself as distinct from China. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Whereas Taiwan has a historical past of quakes, each locals and foreigners who&#8217;ve lived in Taipei for years say that is the strongest quake they&#8217;ve skilled in a long time. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The final main quake &#8211; at 7.6-magnitude &#8211; hit in September 1999, killing 2,400 individuals and destroying 5,000 buildings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\"\/>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><i class=\"bbc-h1y5j7 eih42320\">Further reporting by Peter Hoskins in Singapore<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\"\/>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>Are you influenced by the problems raised on this story? 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