mona Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Taiwan Earthquake Toll Rises to 9 Dead, With Dozens Missing A FEW INCREDIBLE PHOTOS OF JUST ONE BUILDING .... (click to enlarge) A building teetered Wednesday after its first floor collapsed in an earthquake in Hualien, in Taiwan’s east. HUALIEN, Taiwan — Rescuers in Taiwan searched badly damaged buildings early Thursday, looking for scores of people missing after a powerful earthquake hit the island’s east coast. The magnitude-6.4 quake struck at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday and was centered 14 miles northeast of the coastal city of Hualien. The shaking was felt across Taiwan, but in Hualien the force was disastrous, collapsing walls and leaving buildings resting at alarming angles. On Thursday officials put the toll at nine dead and 62 others missing. Many of the missing were believed to be trapped in the 12-story Yun Men Tsui Ti building, which housed a small hotel, apartments and a hot-pot restaurant. About 196 people have been rescued so far from that building and three others. A car lay crushed by a building that came off its foundation in Hualien Rescue workers rushed Wednesday from a damaged hotel during one of many aftershocks The video VARIOUS SOURCES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 A lot of building in Asia are not earthquake proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 30 minutes ago, nIGHT said: A lot of building in Asia are not earthquake proof. Oh yeah. But still those pics are the proof of exceptional sturdinesis (and stiffness) of Taiwan buildings IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 10 minutes ago, mona said: Oh yeah. But still those pics are the proof of exceptional sturdiness of Taiwan buildings IMHO. That should not happened. The building, steel support, and foundation under it aren't seems attached which is weird. Maybe this is one of those using ball bearings to sway buildings when there is an earthquake but it couldn't handle such magnitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasbridge Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 The people inside must have been absolutely terrified, fearing death, as they waited to be rescued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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