カテゴリー: Earthquakes
Rescuers in Taiwan narrow down search for Australian couple missing on hiking trail after earthquake
CCTV footage shows couple beginning their hike on the mountainous Shakadang trail just 25 minutes before the 7.2 magnitude earthquake struckRescue efforts are still under way in Taiwan’s Taroko national park to find two missing Australian nationals, w…
The nation’s emergency preparedness policies after a devastating quake in 1999 help to explain relatively small numbers of fatalitiesFor Nina Huang, it was the shaking that jolted her awake. “The first thing I did when I woke up was to hold the cupboar…
‘I kept praying and praying’, says rescued woman as search for four people missing from hiking trail set to resume following Wednesday’s quakeRescuers in Taiwan planned to bring in heavy equipment on Saturday to try to recover two bodies buried on a hi…
Rescuers evacuated several people trapped inside highway tunnels in Taiwan on Friday, two days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake caused landslides and blocked the way out. In the video provided by Pingtung fire department, a member of the rescue team is…
Residents of tourist city near epicentre of 7.2-magnitude Taiwan earthquake face destruction and despairLying in his bed, Liao Xiu Bo wondered if he was about to die. As a powerful earthquake rocked the ground beneath him, he tried to escape his house….
A large boulder was sent crashing down a hillside into a car after the Taiwan earthquake in the eastern county of Hualien. Local media reported that the driver was only slightly injured Taiwan earthquake: rescuers search for survivors amid landslides …
CCTV footage shows staff rush to hold on to wobbling cots when an earthquake struck Taiwan. Surveillance video caught the moment the earthquake hit the Ma Cherie maternity centre in Taipei. Taiwan is still assessing the aftermath of the quake – given a…
Drone footage shows mine workers trapped by landslides triggered by a strong earthquake in Taiwan.A 7.2-magnitude quake rocked the island, killing at least nine people. The number injured has exceeded 1,000, though dozens of workers who were heading to…
Officials are trying to reach more than 100 people cut off by a quake that has killed at least 10 and injured about 1,000 peopleRescue teams are trying to reach more than 100 people trapped in mining areas and a national park after the strongest earthq…
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday was captured by the cameras in a newsroom during a live broadcast. As the quake hit, anchors on air carried on delivering the news while the studio was visibly shaken and lights swayed violentl…
Rescue efforts are under way in Taiwan after a powerful earthquake struck close to the city of Hualien, leaving buildings tilted at precarious angles. Footage released by the fire department showed emergency personnel walking through dark corridors whi…
CCTV footage shows a multi-storey building collapsing on a busy street in Hualien as Taiwan was hit by its strongest earthquake in 25 years. The quake, given a magnitude of 7.2 by Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency and 7.4 by the US, struck close to…
Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years has killed nine and injured at least 900. The moment it started was captured on video across the country.The quake, given a magnitude of 7.2 by Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency and 7.4 by the US, caused bu…
At least nine killed and hundreds injured after 7.2-magnitude quake struck south-east of city on Wednesday morningTaiwan earthquake: live updatesIn the first moments after the huge quake hit, Lanni Hsu grabbed her dog and her family, and fled. Running …
This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report below:Nine dead and hundreds injured amid landslides and collapsed buildingsPeople are trapped in collapsed buildings in Taiwan’s city of Hualien according to local media and the local g…