News | Events | Digital PR | Advertising

No products in the cart.

Home Features Taiwan Earthquake: 9 People Dead, 946 Injured, 137 Trapped as Rescue Operations Continue

Features News

Taiwan Earthquake: 9 People Dead, 946 Injured, 137 Trapped as Rescue Operations Continue

Paul OnogwuApril 3, 20241 Mins read5

20240403T051141Z1327594873RC2TY6AM8ZNORTRMADP3QUAKETAIWAN1712121367 Beesreign Media

At least nine people have been killed and more than 900 others injured in a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked Taiwan on Wednesday. The earthquake is the biggest to have rocked the country in 25 years.

The quake shook buildings off their foundations and caused landslides in the eastern part of the island, with dozens of buildings collapsing in the eastern city of Hualien.

Fire safety officials said that at least nine people were killed in Hualien County, including three hikers and one engineering worker struck by falling rocks while on a trail, and at least 946 were injured. Rescue teams were also working to free at least 137 people believed to be trapped in rubble or needing rescue.

WATCH: Dashcam captures 7.4 quake on highway in eastern Taiwan pic.twitter.com/P6oJetpML7

— BNO News (@BNONews) April 3, 2024

Since the quake struck, more than 100 aftershocks have been recorded, causing tension in the island of around 23 million people.

In the capital, Taipei, vehicles pulled over on the side of the road and the city’s subway service was briefly suspended while tiles fell from older buildings and furniture was knocked over from the force of the earthquake.

A series of aftershocks were felt in the capital about 15 minutes later and continued over the next hour. Authorities said aftershocks could continue for the next three to four days due to the earthquake’s intensity.