Nine Confirmed Dead in Hualien Following Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake

Taiwan's health ministry reports that nine people have been killed in Hualien County after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked the country on Wednesday morning. The tremor and its aftershocks have caused landslides and road closures across Taiwan; 821 people have been injured, and 127 are trapped.

Building photo by The National Fire Agency

Hualien Port photo by Taiwan International Ports Corporation

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