After the most powerful earthquake in the last 25 years, which has occurred near Taiwan Island, rescue groups are trying to reach more than 100 people who have been under the rubble in the mines and the National Park.
Search operations around the most affected city of Hualian on the east coast are complicated through more than 50 underground shocks that occurred on Wednesday, April 3. According to the Taiwan Central Meteorological Administration (CWA), it is expected that magnitudes from 6.5 to 7 points may occur within the next four days.
About 80 people are trapped in mining areas. They were not known if they were in the mine during the earthquake.
Also, about 50 hotel workers were stuck in Taroco National Park after their column of four minibuses was trapped on a mountain road through a landslide. According to mobile phones, they may have found shelter in the Cave system. Rescue services try to clear the road to get to them. Local media reports about three tourists and one driver who died in the park after collapses.
In the morning on Wednesday, April 3, Taiwan came under an earthquake of 7.2 points. The epicenter of the shocks was recorded at a depth of 15.5 km near Hualian - a city popular with tourists on the east coast of the island.
According to the latest data, nine people were killed as a result of the tragedy, about a thousand were injured.
