An earthquake shook Taiwan. The most affected area was the southeast of the country, specifically, the city of Hualien, where a building several decades old partially collapsed; its first floor disappeared.
The earthquake occurred at 7:58 am on Wednesday, April 3 (local time) and had a magnitude of 7.2, according to the Central Meteorological Agency (CWA) of Taiwan, and 7.4, according to the Geological Survey of USA.
Urano Building that tilted after an earthquake.
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The earthquake, which left more than 800 injured and nine dead, has been considered one of the strongest in the last 25 years on the island.
Video: the dramatic moment of building collapse
As of the authorities' report, 28 buildings collapsed as a result of the strong earthquake. It is estimated that more than 120 people are trapped in the rubble, so relief agencies are seeking to rescue them alive.
From the first moment of the emergency, images of a Leaning building in Hualien city. This is the construction called Uranoeight stories and 38 years old.
The residential and commercial building, near a busy avenue, partially collapsed in 10 secondsas recorded on video from a security camera.
A woman, who had gotten out of her car when she noticed the earthquake, had to run suddenly when she saw that the building was leaning. A man who was crossing the road was almost buried.
Residents evacuated after the earthquake; However, a woman returned after 13 minutes to rescue her cat, but there was another aftershock that caused material to fall, as reported by a local agency. Up Media: “He came in and didn't come out again.”
“It seems she was trapped in a cement block and died,” said Jian Hong, captain of the Hualien Fire Department's special search and rescue team.
According to the latest reports, Urano building, nine people have been rescued, three of them were in the basement. In other videos you can see how the authorities work to remove the debris and find them.
Meanwhile, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen asked the population to remain calm and take extreme precautions, since new aftershocks of between 6.5 and 7 degrees of the earthquake are likely to occur in the coming days.
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