Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake
Other Affected Countries: Japan, Philippines, and China
The southeast of Taiwan was shaken this Sunday, September 18, by a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8.
A train derailed and hundreds of residents were stranded by landslides on roads. In addition, the earthquake left more than 7,000 homes without electricity and interruptions in the drinking water service.
Derailed train cars, more than 600 people trapped on the roads, and several inhabitants under the rubble of collapsed buildings. It is part of the panorama this Sunday, September 18, in southeastern Taiwan, after an earthquake of magnitude 6.8.
A larger impact, according to the United States Geological Survey, which indicated that the magnitude was 7.2 and the depth was 10 kilometers.
The earthquake, one of the strongest in recent years, leaves at least one person dead and a dozen injured.
The island's Central News Agency reported that the confirmed death is that of a cement factory worker who was on the ground floor of a building in the Yuli municipality when the structure collapsed.
At least four people were rescued from the rubble in that same place.
Meanwhile, three other residents were taken to a hospital after the vehicle they were traveling in fell from a collapsed bridge.
