China News Service, September 18. According to the Taiwan United Daily News, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan at 14:44 on the 18th.
Guo Kaiwen, the former director of the Earthquake Prediction Center of the Taiwan Meteorological Department, said that an earthquake of this magnitude is equivalent to the power of eight atomic bombs.
Four people were trapped in the collapse of a supermarket on Zhongshan Road, Yuli Town, Hualien. Three people have been rescued, and one is still under search and rescue.
Image source: Taiwan United Daily News
As of 16:15, the Disaster Response Center of Hualien County Fire Department announced: 1 person was injured in the derailment of the train, and 19 passengers were rescued; 3 people's vehicles were suspected to have fallen near the sixth pier of Gaoliao Bridge, and their lives and deaths are still unknown; Yuli Town Zhongshan 4 people were trapped in the collapse of Luyi supermarket, 3 people were rescued, and 1 person is still in search and rescue.