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Taiwan evacuated over 3,000 people and issued land warnings ahead of Typhoon Fung-wong's landfall, which is expected to bring heavy rain and impact the southeastern coast, while avoiding the northern region unaffected by the storm.
Rescue teams in Taiwan are searching for a dozen people still missing in the mountains following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast, leaving 12 dead and hundreds injured. The quake caused landslides and rockfalls, stranding people in Taroko National Park, with rescue efforts hindered by the risk of further landslides, rockfalls, and aftershocks. Airlifts are being used to bring out the injured and trapped, with most of those trapped confirmed safe. Taiwan has been working to strengthen earthquake preparedness and response since a 1999 quake, with efforts ongoing to rescue those still missing.
The 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan has resulted in over 1,000 injuries, with nine reported deaths and 52 people still missing. Most of the missing hotel workers on their way to a national park have been found safe, with some trapped on a highway. The earthquake caused minimal damage in the capital, Taipei, and the railway line to Hualien has reopened. Residents in Hualien city, where people trapped in buildings have been rescued, are unnerved by over 300 aftershocks, leading some to sleep outdoors.
Taiwan was hit by its strongest earthquake in 25 years, resulting in at least four deaths, hundreds of injuries, and collapsed buildings in Hualien County. The earthquake triggered tsunami warnings, but the threat has since passed in Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan. The earthquake, estimated between 7.2 and 7.7 magnitude, caused panic in Taipei and brought back memories of the devastating 1999 quake. Despite the strict building regulations and disaster awareness programs in Taiwan, the earthquake's intensity led to significant damage and casualties.