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General Category => World News => Topic started by: Right_in_Virginia on April 03, 2024, 03:33:43 am
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Taiwan’s strongest quake in 25 years collapses buildings as rescue workers scramble to respond
CNN, Apr 2, 2024
Taipei, Taiwan CNN — A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck Taiwan’s eastern coast Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey, the strongest to hit the island in 25 years.
The quake hit at 7:58 a.m. local time 18 kilometers (11 miles) south of Hualien city and at a depth of 34.8 kilometers (21 miles), USGS said. It was followed by several strong aftershocks with tremors felt across the island, including by CNN staff in Taipei.
Reports of preliminary damage have emerged, with people trapped in collapsed buildings in Hualien County, thousands of homes left without power and a major highway along the island’s east coast shut to traffic due to major damage from landslides and rockfalls, according to Taiwanese officials.
The quake prompted tsunami warnings in Taiwan, southern Japan and the Philippines, with waves less than half a meter observed along some coasts, and prompting airlines to suspend flights. The tsunami warning in Japan was later downgraded to an advisory, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
In Taiwan, military personnel have been dispatched to help with disaster relief and schools and workplaces suspended operations as aftershocks
hit the island, according to the Defense Ministry.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/asia/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-intl-hnk/index.html
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"🚨Chilling scenes from Taiwan after reports of “multiple buildings” collapsed following pair of severe 7.5 earthquakes" (Video)
https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1775329997252661508
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Nice to see China extending a helping hand to the Taiwanese in their time of despair.
This comes just hours after the largest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years
https://defiantamerica.com/breaking-taiwans-7-5-magnitude-earthquake-followed-by-aggressive-move-from-the-chinese-army/
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Taiwanese authorities say 70 miners are trapped in 2 coal mines after a powerful earthquake rocked the island
video
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/taiwanese-authorities-70-miners-trapped-2-coal-mines-108792037
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topics merged
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Surprised there wasn't more upward movement in semi-conductor equities today. Too early to assess the damage I guess.
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The east coast of Taiwan, which the quake hit, is less heavily populated and industrialized than the west coast.
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Taiwanese authorities say 70 miners are trapped in 2 coal mines after a powerful earthquake rocked the island
video
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/taiwanese-authorities-70-miners-trapped-2-coal-mines-108792037
This is terrible news -- prayers up for those affected in Taiwan
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How's that critical defense technology supply diversification coming along?
Taiwan is a bad basket for the West to put its semiconductor eggs in.
A large earthquake or typhoon would be a perfect natural disaster humanitarian crisis cover for an invasion of Taiwan.