2024-04-03 09:44:24
More than 700 residents were injured in Taiwan as a result of the earthquake in Hualien County.
As Day.Az reports, Reuters reported this with reference to local authorities.
Earlier, the Zhongshi Xinwenwang information portal reported 4 dead and 97 wounded.
Tremors with a magnitude of 7.2 in Hualien County, recorded at 07:58, were felt throughout Taiwan.
10:35
At least 4 people have been killed and at least 97 injured in a powerful earthquake off the coast of Taiwan.
As Day.Az reports, this was reported by the Taiwanese information portal Zhongshi Xinwenwan.
08:45
A powerful earthquake off the coast of Taiwan on Wednesday caused some buildings on the island to tilt and others to collapse.
As Day.Az reports with reference to Interfax, Chinese media reported this.
According to the Taiwan Emergency Management Center, at least 26 buildings on the island collapsed as a result of the tremors, the occupants of seven of them were trapped, and more than 90 thousand households on the island were left without power supply.
The army has been involved in eliminating the consequences of the earthquake. The head of the Taiwanese administration, Tsai Ing-wen, said that she had instructed to look into the situation and assess the consequences as soon as possible, as well as provide the necessary assistance to local authorities.
Beijing offered assistance in eliminating the consequences, said Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the Office of Taiwan Affairs under the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.
“Relevant parties on the mainland are extremely concerned and express their sincere condolences to the Taiwanese compatriots affected by the natural disaster,” she said.
Zhu Fenglian added that the PRC “pays close attention to the situation with the natural disaster and is ready to provide assistance in eliminating the consequences.”
So far there have been no reports of possible casualties or injuries.
Chinese seismologists previously reported that an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred off the coast of Taiwan’s Hualien County at 07:58 local time (03:58 Baku time) on April 3 at a depth of 12 kilometers. The first shock was followed by several aftershocks with a magnitude of up to 6.
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