A robust earthquake of at the least 7.4 magnitude struck Taiwan shortly earlier than 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
The quake, the strongest to strike Taiwan in 1 / 4 century, brought about buildings in Taipei, the capital, to shake for a minute or extra. In Hualien County, on the east coast and near the epicenter, dozens of buildings collapsed, officers stated. No less than 9 deaths and greater than 1,000 accidents had been reported. As of Thursday, 93 folks had been stranded in Hualien County, together with dozens of cement manufacturing facility employees in two rock quarries, based on officers.
Tremors had been reported in mainland China, as distant as Hangzhou, Xiamen and Shanghai, and officers warned of extra probably sturdy aftershocks within the coming days.
Listed here are photographs from the aftermath of the earthquake.
