Taiwan hit by huge earthquake, nine killed and 70 miners trapped
THE strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during today’s morning rush hour, killing nine people, trapping dozens of miners and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings.
About 934 people were also injured by the tremor.
The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centred off the coast of rural, mountainous Hualien County, where some buildings leaned at severe angles, their ground floors crushed.
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