At least nine people died and hundreds were injured after tremors that occurred last night, Tuesday, 2
Last night, 2, Brazilian time, a region close to Taiwan was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 7.5, according to information from local authorities. At least nine people died and hundreds were injured.
The tremor was detected by the Japanese meteorological agency at 8:58 am local time, with Yonaguni Island being the area where its intensity was felt most.
Rescue teams are searching for survivors. The Taiwanese government reported that three of the nine victims were crushed by rocks in landslides in Hualien County, the epicenter of the quake. Authorities also highlighted that a group of 50 people disappeared while heading to a national park, and a truck driver died in a landslide near a tunnel.
Military aid
According to the UOL portal, President Tsai Ing-wen called for the coordination of relief services across the country and called on the Armed Forces to assist in emergency efforts.
The surroundings of the epicenter were the most affected, with more than 800 injured, according to Taiwanese government estimates. Rescue teams are working to free people trapped in collapsed structures, including 77 trapped under rubble60 of them in a tunnel and others in buildings in Hualien.
This earthquake was the most intense to hit Taiwan in 25 years, as stated by Wu Chien-fu, director of the Taiwan Seismological Center, referring to the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred in September 1999, which killed 2,400 people. .
