Monday, September 1, 2025

Taiwan wakes up to aftermath of worst earthquake in 25 years

(BBC News) The people of Taiwan have woken up to the aftermath of its worst earthquake in a quarter of a century.

Rescue efforts continued on Thursday after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island’s eastern coast on Wednesday at 07:58 local time (23:58 GMT).

At least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured when the quake hit 18 km south of Hualien.

More than 100 people are understood to be trapped in collapsed tunnels and roads along the coastline.

Rescue operations to reach 77 people trapped in the Jinwen and Qingshui tunnels along the road in Hualien continued into the early hours of Thursday morning.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68729048

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