China News Service, September 19th. At 14:44 on the 18th, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan.
According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", according to the latest disaster statistics from the Taiwan Disaster Response Center on the 19th, as of 8:00 a.m. on the 19th, a total of 1 death and 146 injuries were caused. There are still many passengers trapped in Chike Mountain and Sixty Stone Mountain. Emergency repairs and assistance with placement.
There were many rockfalls on the road of Liushishan Mountain in Fuli Township, Hualien, and the road to the outside world was blocked. About 400 tourists were trapped in the mountainous area, and the local area was trying to clear it.
Image source: Taiwan "Central News Agency" (provided by Fuli Township Office).
The Taiwan Meteorological Department stated that the frequency of felt earthquakes has a gentle trend, and aftershocks continue to occur in the vicinity of the epicenter. It is not ruled out that there will be aftershocks of magnitude 5 or higher in the next week, reminding us to pay attention to earthquake preparations.
Taiwan's "Fire Department" later pointed out that the earthquake ended at 8 am on the 19th, causing a total of 1 death and 146 injuries.
The death case is that a worker surnamed Huang of a ready-mix cement factory in Yuli Township, Hualien was accidentally crushed while dismantling a dust collector during the earthquake.
In terms of dispatching search and rescue manpower and equipment, Taiwan's "fire department" and various counties and cities dispatched a total of 120 vehicles, 278 people and 8 search and rescue dogs, and supported 5 helicopters.
Taiwan's transportation department also stated that, affected by the earthquake, there was a total of 1 road disaster-damaged section. The 32.5K road surface of Taiwan 30th line was cracked and had a subsidence drop. Due to poor visibility at night, the disaster was prevented from expanding, and the east entrance of Yuchang Highway was closed. Two-way traffic resumed at noon.
In addition, the roads of Chike Mountain and Liuushi Mountain were interrupted due to the collapse, and 86 and 400 passengers were trapped respectively. Excavators and trucks have been dispatched to support emergency repairs, and relevant resettlement measures have been carried out.
The Taiwan Health and Welfare Department stated that there are currently 3 shelters, 2 in Hualien County with 29 people, and 1 in Taitung County with 23 people.
In terms of water and electricity, Taiwan's economic department said that due to the earthquake, 211,834 households had power outages, and 654 households were still without power, and they were actively repairing the power; Restore water supply before time.
In the emergency assessment of post-disaster dangerous buildings, the “Construction and Construction Administration” pointed out that the three-story buildings on Zhongshan Road, Yuli Town, Hualien County were all collapsed after investigation, and should be demolished according to the “Construction Law”, and related operations have been carried out; A 2-story building collapsed, and subsequent demolition operations will be carried out; the cement plant at No. 34 Suankan, Yuli Town, Hualien County, has collapsed facilities and equipment, and the owner of the building will demolish it by himself.
As well as the damage to the first floor of the Tianxuan Daoyuan building in Yuli Township, Hualien County, it will be coordinated and dispatched to be demolished without a license after investigation.