In Taiwan, the strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years has left at least nine people dead and at least 934 injured.
The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at a 7.4 magnitude. It hit the strongest in the eastern city of Hualien, shaking buildings off their foundations. Some residents had to be rescued out of windows.
About 95 miles away, the capital of Taipei experienced some shaking but no major damage.
The quake rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways.
The initial quake and aftershocks triggered more than 20 landslides causing devastation along 35 roads, bridges, and tunnels.
The quake’s epicenter was offshore, some 6 hours from the capital of Taipei, near Hualien County, where a five-story building was left leaning at a 45-degree angle, with its first floor collapsed.
Vivian Hsiao is a reporter for TVBS Media based in Taipei.
“I was in the office at that time and people were holding on to the doors because everything was falling off. And we wanted to get to the doorways in case something collapsed,” Hsiao said.
Television images showed neighbors and rescue workers lifting residents, including a toddler, through windows and onto the street. All appeared
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