Earthquake in Taiwan blamed for at least 9 deaths as buildings and roads seriously damaged
Search and rescue efforts underway after deadly Taiwan earthquake
Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and leaving nine people dead. In the capital, Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings as the earthquake shook the city, and schools evacuated their students to sports fields, equipping them with yellow safety helmets.
A five-story building in Hualien County, near the quake’s offshore epicenter, was left leaning at a 45-degree angle, with its first floor collapsed.
