At least nine people are dead and nearly 1,000 injured following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The quake was the strongest to hit the country in 25 years, collapsing buildings and triggering landslides throughout the area. The powerful quake was felt in parts of China, and dozens of strong aftershocks were recorded following the initial earthquake, causing more damage.
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In this photo released by the National Fire Agency, members of a search and rescue team look for victims inside a leaning building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
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CORRECTION / This frame grab from AFPTV video taken on April 3, 2024 shows rescue workers searching for survivors at the damaged Uranus Building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan’s east. A major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s east on the morning of April 3, prompting tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island as well as parts of southern Japan and the Philippines. (Photo by AFPTV / AFP) / “The erroneous mention appearing in the Byline of this photo has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [STR] instead of [Mahmoud Rizk]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention from all your online services and delete it from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.” (Photo by STR/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)
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In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, maps showing Taiwan is seen on screens during a visit by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, unseen, to the Central Emergency Operation Center in New Taipei City in Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
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In this photo released by the National Fire Agency, members of a search and rescue team prepare to enter a leaning building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush Wednesday, damaging buildings and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.
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In this photo released by the Taiwan Air Force Command, members of a search and rescue team prepare to deploy on a Taiwan Air Force C-130 from southern Taiwan’s Pingtung military air base en route for Hualien on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
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In this photo released by the Hualien City Government, a leaning building is cordoned off in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
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Rocks lay on the road and stopped traffic after falling off from the cliff on April 3, 2024, in Yilan, Taiwan. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami warning for the coastline in Taiwan, The Philippines and Japan.
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This frame grab from AFPTV video taken on April 3, 2024 shows rescue workers searching for survivors at the damaged Uranus Building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan’s east. A major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s east on the morning of April 3, prompting tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island as well as parts of southern Japan and the Philippines. (Photo by AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by STR/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)
