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(Eagle News)–Residents of four areas in the northern part of the Philippines were “strongly advised” on Wednesday, April 3, to immediately move to higher ground or farther inland following a strong earthquake in Taiwan. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said covered by the advisory were residents of the Batanes Group of Islands, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte and Isabela. In issuing the advisory, PHIVOLCS noted that the coastal areas in the Philippines fronting the Pacific […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Monday in Taiwan’s east, 38 kilometers south of Hualien city, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had an estimated depth of 10 kilometers, according to USGS, and struck at 09:05 local time (0105 GMT). An AFP reporter in Taipei felt shaking, and local media said the quake was felt across the island. The Taipei Metro stopped briefly […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinilala na ang nawawalang Pilipina matapos yanigin ng magnitude 6.4 na lindol ang kilalang tourist city na Hualien sa Taiwan. Ayon kay Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chairman at resident representative Lito Banayo, ang nawawalang overseas Filipino worker ay si Melody Albano De Castro na taga-Ilocos. Si De Castro ay nagtratrabaho bilang caretaker sa isang nursing home na nasa loob ng gusaling gumuho noong lumindol. Ipinabatid ni Banayo na […]
by Michelle Yun Agence France Presse HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) — At an elementary school turned shelter in Taiwan’s Hualien city some survivors of a tower block left teetering by Tuesday’s quake were baffled and angry that such a seemingly solid structure had folded with deadly results. Emergency workers on Thursday were still pulling bodies from the 12-storey Yun Tsui apartment block, which was left tottering at a fifty-degree angle when its lower floors pancaked […]
(Eagle News) — A 6.1 magnitude quake shook northeast Taiwan, with its epicenter located 57.2 miles or 92 kilometers east northeast of Keelung, Taiwan, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck 1:23 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, and was felt even in Taipei, the country’s capital, where tremors were felt in buildings. There were no immediate reports of damage. The previous quake that hit Taiwan happened on May 12, measuring 5.6 in […]
TAIWAN, China (CCTV) — The death toll from the 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan last Saturday had climbed to 94 as of 11:30 on Friday, according to local authorities. There are still 30 people missing, officials said. On Friday morning, drizzle came to the city, adding difficulties to the rescue which has run for 150 hours. Although the search is still going on, rescuers are pessimistic about those who remain missing. (China Central Television)
(Reuters)– A rescue official said on Tuesday (February 9) that more signs of life have been found in the debris of a building in Taiwan, three days after it collapsed during a powerful earthquake. Local broadcaster FTV reported the possible survivors were located on the 14th floor of the building. Search and rescue work was underway at the site, with rescuers proceeding carefully. “It appears that there are signs of life. So as a […]
(Reuters) — The mayor of the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan said on Monday (February 8) that more people were feared trapped inside the rubble of a collapsed apartment block than first thought. Speaking to journalists beside the building, which was toppled by an earthquake on Saturday (February 6), William Lai said rescuers had corrected upwards the number of people still thought to be inside. “As of now the number of people trapped inside […]
(Reuters) — People in Taiwan’s southern city of Tainan awoke on the first day of the Lunar New Year on Monday (February 8) to the news that the death toll from Saturday’s (February 6) earthquake had risen to at least 35. Rescue work continued after a woman was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building on Monday morning and another man was found alive, trapped inside the debris for more than 48 […]
Eagle News Service Taiwan correspondent Michael Suarez reports directly from Tainan, Taiwan where many buildings collapsed because of the magnitude 6.4 quake that struck the city at around 4 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2015.
Eagle News Kaohsiung correspondent Lalaine Millendez recounts her experience of the powerful 6.4 magnitudeTaiwan quake that shook the city via skype interview during the program, Eagle News International on Saturday, February 6, 2015. (Eagle News Service)
(AFP) — Relatives of residents trapped in a 16-storey apartment complex felled by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that killed 14 people were praying for miracles Saturday as rescuers sought survivors, with more than 150 missing in the quake zone. The cluster of buildings in the historic southern city of Tainan were full of families who had gathered for Lunar New Year celebrations when it collapsed and the death toll is rising. The national […]
