Two people died and hundreds injured in the tremendous earthquake in Taiwan’s coastal city of Hualien. In a statement issued by the government, it said that 219 people were injured in the earthquake.
Taiwanese President Sai Ing Wen toured the affected areas this morning and reviewed the relief and rescue operations.
It has been said in the statement issued by the government that about 150 people have been missing since the earthquake that occurred last night at 9.30 in Indian time.
The magnitude of earthquake measured 6.4 on the Richter scale. Relief and rescue workers are trying to evacuate people trapped in the rubble. It is believed that a large number of people can be buried under debris. Several buildings, including a military hospital, have collapsed in the earthquake.
The Hullin population is close to one lakh. Due to the earthquake, water supply in almost 40 thousand houses and 600 homes has been disrupted.
According to a statement issued by the President’s Office, the President has asked the Cabinet and related Ministries to expedite the disaster relief work.
The US Geological Survey Department said that the center of the earthquake was one kilometer below the ground. Many earthquakes were felt after the earthquake but the tsunami warnings have not been issued.
Significantly, more than 100 people died in the earthquake in Taiwan in 2016. In addition, more than two thousand people were killed in the 1999 earthquake.
