More than 80 earthquakes hit Taiwan's east coast in the past 24 hours that also shook buildings in the capital Taipei, the island's weather administration said, adding that the strongest was 6.3 magnitude. The epicenter was largely the rural eastern county of Hualien, where a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on April 3 claimed the lives of at least 14 people and there were over 1,000 aftershocks since then. Here are top 10 updates on Taiwan earthquake, 1) Many aftershocks rocked Hualien in eastern...
A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday.
A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday.
A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday.
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday. His 1-year-old baby, who was with him, was taken safely into custody by Oregon State Police troopers. The troopers began chasing the []
No overseas Filipino workers were injured in the series of earthquakes that shook Taiwan early yesterday morning, the Department of Migrant Workers said.
STORY: Footage showed Marshal building and a hotel in Hualien, which had already been damaged on April 3's quake, tilted to the side. According to authorities, the structures were empty due to this.There were no reports of any casualties.More than 80 earthquakes, the strongest of 6.3 magnitude, struck Taiwan's east coast starting Monday (April 22) night and into the early hours of Tuesday (April 23) and some caused shaking of buildings in the capital Taipei, the island's weather administration...
Nineteen people have died after a slice of a mountainside highway collapsed in China’s Guangdong province, following days of heavy rain, the BBC reports. Thirty others were taken to hospital after a 17.9m stretch of the Meilong expressway crumbled at 02:10 local time (19:10 BST) on Wednesday. Authorities have yet to state the cause of …
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Buildings across large parts of northern, eastern and western Taiwan, including in the capital, Taipei, swayed throughout the night, with the largest quake measuring a 6.3 magnitude
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by dozens of aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker TSMC said it saw no impact on operations. Largely rural and sparsely populated Hualien was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on April 3 that killed at least 14 people, and there have been more than 1,000 aftershocks since. Taiwan's Central Weather Administration said the spate of...
Schools and offices in Hualien and the surrounding county were ordered closed as hundreds of aftershocks continued to strike on land and just off the coast in the Pacific Ocean.