As a result of a powerful magnitude earthquake 6.4, which occurred in Taiwan, 27 people were injured. About it reports Associated Press on Tuesday, January 21.
According to Taiwan's fire department, all the victims were promptly sent to hospitals. Six of them, including a single-monthly infant, were saved from the rubble of the building. The dead are not reported, but rescue services are continuing searching at the scene.
Underground shocks caused minor damage to buildings and infrastructure, in particular in the southern cities of Tinan and Jai. According to local media, the earthquake occurred on Tuesday at 00:17 local time (19:17 Monday in Kyiv time) not far from Jiai.
Taiwan is located in the seismically active zone of the Pacific Volcanic Fire Ring, where earthquakes of different power occur regularly. Local authorities call citizens to be careful and willingness to be possible.
