A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan's Hualien county, causing multiple casualties and leaving several people missing. The earthquake triggered landslides and cut off roads, trapping hundreds of people in a national park. Rescue teams are working to locate and save those still missing.
Machines are used for working on a damaged building, following the earthquake, in Hualien , Taiwan on Apr 5, 2024. struck the island's mountainous and scenic east coast, as dozens of aftershocks rattled the disaster zone and those trapped were gradually taken to safety.
Another six people are missing on a hiking trail, and a 45-person rescue team is trying to reach them, it added. A group of 50 workers who were on their way to the hotel and had been trapped on roads are now mostly safe. Chen's 85-year-old mother expressed her relief with tears streaming down her face as they were reunited. For some time, the family did not know if Chen had survived the disaster.
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