Original title: Qnews|Earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, kills 1 and injures 16. Some mainland tourist groups adjust their routes
China Earthquake Network reported on 18 that a 6.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the waters of Hualien County, Taiwan at 13:1 on April 18. According to reports from the local fire department in Taiwan, one Malaysian man died and 16 others were injured due to rockfall caused by the earthquake. A Beijing tourist traveling in Hualien said that before the bus he took entered Taroko, he saw three rockfalls more than 100 meters away, so the driver canceled the trip to Taroko. In addition, citizens in Fujian, Zhejiang and other places also said they felt the earthquake. At present, some travel agencies in mainland China have stated that they will adjust the routes involving Hualien Taroko to Qixingtan .
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in Hualien, Taiwan
The China Earthquake Network officially determined on the 18th that a 6.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the waters of Hualien County, Taiwan at 13:1 on April 18. The focal depth was 24 kilometers, and the epicenter was located at 24.02 degrees north latitude and 121.65 degrees east longitude. . According to the rapid report catalog of the China Seismological Network, a total of 360 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above have occurred within 200 kilometers around the epicenter in the past eight years. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan on February 6, 2016.
Hualien County is located in eastern Taiwan, bordering the Central Mountain Range to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The county covers an area of 4,628 square kilometers and has a long and narrow terrain. It is the largest county in Taiwan and the area with the largest number of indigenous people in Taiwan. The famous Taroko Grand Canyon is located in the county. Hualien governs 1 city, 2 towns and 10 townships, with a population of approximately 340,000 in 2009. According to the quick report of the China Earthquake Network, the earthquake that occurred in Hualien, Taiwan at about 13:00 on the 18th not only caused strong earthquakes in Taiwan Island, but also was clearly felt in Fujian and Zhejiang.
Residents of Zhejiang Ningbo told a reporter from Beiqing Daily that they felt the earthquake in the building, which lasted for about a minute. "We all ran out and came back after we felt it stopped shaking." On an Internet site in Hangzhou Mr. Wang, who works in the company, also told a reporter from Beiqing Daily that when the earthquake occurred, it shook for about three to five seconds. He thought it was the chair shaking and did not pay attention. After an interval of about 5 seconds, it started shaking again, and the central air conditioner hanging overhead was shaking. This time it lasted for about 3 seconds. After realizing that it was an earthquake, my colleagues were so scared that they ran downstairs. Mr. Wang, who had experienced the Wenchuan earthquake, felt that a major earthquake would not happen in Hangzhou, so he sat calmly.
Earthquake killed a Malaysian man
As of press time, the earthquake had killed at least one person. According to a report from the Taiwan Fire Department at 4 pm on the 18th, the earthquake caused a Malaysian man surnamed Zhu to suffer an open fracture of his leg and a contusion on the back of his head due to a rock fall on a scenic trail in Hualien. He has no signs of life. Another Taiwanese woman surnamed Ma was injured in the head due to a falling stone and has been sent to the hospital for treatment. In addition, 10 people were injured and sent to hospital in Taipei City , and 35 people were injured and sent to hospital in New Taipei City.
A Beijing tourist told a reporter from Beiqing Daily that they, a group of individual tourists, had lunch outside the Taroko Scenic Area in Hualien on the 18th and made an appointment to gather on the bus at 13 o'clock to enter the scenic area. At around 13:00 noon, when the bus driver was pointing at pictures to introduce Taroko to tourists, the bus suddenly began to shake. “We all thought it was a child jumping on the bus. But the shaking got worse and worse, and the driver couldn’t stand,” he said. , when the driver grabbed the armrest, he reacted, 'Ah, there's an earthquake.'"
The tourist recalled that he saw the curtains on the car shaking at that time, "I felt that the wheels were jolting and shaking violently from side to side, like riding a rocker. Rocking chair, the whole earthquake lasted about 10 seconds. Before the earthquake stopped, an alarm sound came from my earphones, and everyone's mobile phones in the car rang at the same time. Our car was next to a gas station, and the gas station's horn was also sounding the alarm. ."
The tourist said that the siren lasted for about a minute, and the alarm said that an earthquake of magnitude 4 or above was expected in the Hualien area. After reading it, the driver told her that the earthquake must have been greater than level 5. "On the way in, the car saw rockfalls along the way. After walking for more than 100 meters, when he saw the third rockfall, the driver said no, this rockfall is too dangerous, and we definitely can't go in today. The car passed through a tunnel. "It fell straight out."
The Beijing tourist said that on the way out of the scenic spot, she saw ambulances and fire trucks entering the scenic spot."Except for the rocks falling in the scenic area, no houses were damaged in Hualien County."
Ctrip adjusted the Taroko route to Qixingtan
After the earthquake, Ctrip told a reporter from Beiqing Daily that Ctrip's tourism disaster The center has launched an emergency plan to contact local Ctrip tour leaders, tour groups and independent tourists in Taiwan. After investigation, hundreds of group tourists were all safe, and independent tourists have not received any news of casualties affected by the earthquake.
According to feedback from the Ctrip Taiwan tour leader, there was slight shaking in the local area, but local transportation, catering and other infrastructure are currently not affected. Sun Yu, Ctrip's self-operated Taiwan manager, said that in order to prevent rockfalls, Ctrip's local team has planned to adjust the scenic spots on the route involving Hualien Taroko to Qixingtan in recent days.
In terms of flights, Ctrip’s air ticket department is paying close attention to the status of flights to and from Hualien from various places, and keeps in touch with airports and airlines to provide passengers with timely flight information as soon as possible. In response to the requests for ticket changes, refunds and other requests from passengers who have not traveled yet, Ctrip will do its best to coordinate for the guests while operating in accordance with the airline's regulations.
In addition, Ctrip’s hotel department promises that for guests who booked a hotel in Hualien from April 18 to April 20 through Ctrip and want to cancel their reservation, Ctrip’s hotel department will try its best to coordinate with local hotels and suppliers.
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