Rocks fell on many 60 stone mountain roads in Fuli Township, Hualien, and about 400 tourists were trapped in the mountainous areas, and the local area is being opened. Image source: China News Network
According to China News Network, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan at 14:44 on September 18. According to Taiwan media reports, according to the latest disaster statistics of the Taiwan Disaster Response Center on the 19th, a total of 1 death and 146 injuries were caused as of 8 a.m. on the 19th.
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Taiwan meteorological department said that it felt that the earthquake frequency was slowing down, and aftershocks continued to occur in areas near the epicenter. It is not ruled out that aftershocks above magnitude 5 will still occur in the next week. Please pay attention to earthquake prevention preparations.
"Fire Department" then pointed out that the earthquake caused a total of 1 death and 146 injuries as of 8 a.m. on the 19th. The death case was that a worker named Huang from a ready-mixed cement factory in Yuli Town, Hualian was accidentally crushed when he disassembled the dust collector during an earthquake. He was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment and was still seriously injured. In terms of the dispatch of search and rescue equipment for human resources, Taiwan's "Fire Department" and various counties and cities dispatched a total of 120 vehicles, 278 people and 8 search and rescue dogs, and supported 5 helicopters.
Taiwan transportation department also stated that due to the earthquake, there is a total of 1 road disaster-impeded section, which is the 32.5K road surface of Taiwan Line 30 is cracked and has a drop drop. Due to poor vision at night, the disaster will be avoided from expanding, and the entrance of the East Cave of Yuchang Highway is closed. It is expected that two-way traffic will resume at noon on the 19th.
Taihe Health and Welfare Department stated that there are currently 3 shelters, including 2 and 29 people in Hualien County, and 61 and 23 people in Taitung County.
hydropower part, Taiwan's economic department said that due to the earthquake, there were 211,834 households, and 654 households were still out of power, and they are actively repairing electricity; there were 4,772 households, and 2,077 households were still under repair. It is expected that water supply will be restored before 12 pm on the 19th.
Emergency Assessment of Hazardous Buildings after Disaster, the "Business and Construction Bureau" pointed out that the three-story building on Zhongshan Road, Yuli Town, Hualien County was completely destroyed after investigation and should be demolished according to the "Construction Law", and related operations have been carried out; the 2-story building of Chunri Primary School, Yuli Town, Hualien County collapsed, and demolition will be carried out in the future; the cement plant at No. 34, Ligan, Yuli Town, Hualien County collapsed, and the building owner will demolish it by himself. As well as the damage to the first floor of Tianxuan Daoyuan building in Yuli Town, Hualien County, there is no license to be found, and the coordinated dismantling will be coordinated and dispatched; the ceiling of Taoyuan Bade Sports Center and the stadium will be dropped, and after investigation, it will be removed and repaired.
Nearly 100 tourists in Hualien are trapped
According to Taiwan media reports, there are many industrial roads in Chike Mountain and Liushishi Mountain in Hualien, Taiwan. Nearly 100 tourists who appreciate flowers are trapped in the earthquake halfway and cannot advance or retreat. With the assistance of police, hospitals and residents, etc., they were placed in mountain homestays and farmhouses; large-scale machinery also assisted the collapse of the collapse to accelerate the opening.
Many roads in Hualien area were damaged, among which the collapse of Lianwai roads in Chike Mountain and Liushishishan in Hualien County seriously caused people to be trapped in the mountainous areas. In addition to the special search brigade of Hualien County Fire Department, the Yuli police and the mountainous areas enthusiastic and resident helping the people get out of poverty, the "Highway Administration" of the Taiwan Transportation Department has also dispatched large-scale equipment to fully assist in disaster relief.
"Highway Administration" stated that a total of 4 excavators and 3 trucks were mobilized to Liushishishan to support Hualien County's emergency repair, and 4 excavators and 4 trucks were mobilized to assist Chikeshan in handling emergency repair, and 17 people including a pregnant woman and two injured feet had been assisted to get out of trouble first, and the ambulance cooperated to pick him up and send him to medical treatment.
"Highway Administration" will continue to mobilize manpower and equipment to actively assist Hualien County Government in accelerating the opening and assist the people in getting out of trouble as soon as possible. Yixiao, who assisted in the rescue, said that the rescue was still in progress at around 2 a.m. on the 19th. With the assistance of special search personnel to open the road, the people pulled ropes and climbed the steep slope of gravel and bypassed the collapsed place. At present, the number of people was counted, 88 people were to go down the mountain, and 86 people stayed in Chike Mountain.
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