Taiwan shaken but unbowed as biggest quake in 25 years spotlights preparedness — and lessons learned
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'Not giving up': Taiwan rescuers race against time to save missing, stranded quake victims
HUALIEN, Taiwan – Rescue efforts are still under way to reach some 340 people who remain stranded in the mountains in rural Hualien county, three days after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years toppled buildings and triggered landslides.
Survivors of Taiwan’s historic quake recall harrowing moments of tremors, being trapped under rocks
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan residents endured harrowing experiences on Wednesday when the ground shook with the strongest earthquake to hit the island in 25 years. People saw rocks tumble onto roadways, watched parts of their homes fall around them and waited for rescuers to free them from rubble.
Rescue teams searching for family feared trapped in rockslide following Taiwan earthquake
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years that has left at least 10 dead.
Helicopter rescues Taiwan miners as earthquake injuries cross 1,000
A helicopter plucked to safety on Thursday six people stranded in a mining area after Taiwan's worst earthquake in 25 years, while hundreds of aftershocks rocking the eastern region near its epicentre drove scores more to seek shelter outdoors.
Rescuers search for people out of contact in Taiwan after strong earthquake
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of people still out of contact a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides and killed nine people.
Taiwan’s Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years Kills 9 and Injures Hundreds
The first quake was alarming enough — a rumble more powerful than anything felt in Taiwan for a quarter-century, lasting for more than a minute on Wednesday morning, knocking belongings and even whole buildings askew. It was so strong it set off tsunami warnings in Japan, China and the Philippines.
Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck Wednesday by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured, buildings and highways damaged and train service interrupted.