earthquake caused the building to tilt by 45 degrees
Rescue personnel searched and rescued trapped people at the scene
At 23:50 on February 6, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in the waters near Hualien County, Taiwan, with a depth of 11 kilometers. As of last night, the earthquake had caused many buildings to collapse or tilt, including Building 1, Guosheng 1st Street, Hualien, House No. 41, Guosheng 6th Street, Tongshuai Hotel, etc. There were cracks on the road surfaces of bridges and multiple roads. As of the evening of the 7th, the earthquake killed 7 people, injured 258 people and lost contact.
Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that the mainland is willing to send rescue teams to Taiwan to assist in disaster relief, and is willing to provide timely necessary assistance from all parties. Relevant mainland authorities have urgently learned about the situation of mainland tourists, mainland students studying in Taiwan and mainland spouses living in disaster areas through various channels. It is understood that except for a few mainland tourists, no reports of deaths have been reported.
Incident
The 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Hualien County caused 7 deaths
The earthquake caused several buildings in Hualien County to collapse and tilt, including the 11-story Tongshuai Hotel, the 12-story Yunmen Cuidi Building and two buildings on Guosheng Sixth Street, resulting in 7 deaths.
. Among the injured, Tzu Chi Hospital and Mennon Hospital admitted the most, with 115 being sent to Tzu Chi Hospital and 73 being sent to Mennon Hospital. Taiwan's "Superior Yuan Mainland Affairs Commission" stated that a mainland mother and son who were traveling freely in Taiwan checked into the "Beautiful Life Hotel" in the tilted Yunmen Cuidi Building before the earthquake, and the mother suffered serious head injuries.
In addition, the earthquake also caused the interruption of Suhua Highway, the uplift of Hualien Bridge is unpassable, and the cracks of Qixing Bridge and West Hua Road are also caused. The earthquake caused 1,907 households in Hualien to have power outages and 40,000 households to have water outages, and most of the residents have resumed water supply.
According to the historical earthquake catalog released by the China Earthquake Administration, as of now, 6 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above have occurred in the waters near Hualien County, Taiwan in 2018 alone.
tells the story of
waking up in a dream and turning into "first floor"
When the earthquake occurred, Mr. Chen, who lives in Cuidi in Yunmen, and his family had just fallen asleep. After being woken up by the earthquake, they realized that it was an earthquake. "At first, I thought it was a dream, but after about 10 seconds of slowing down, I realized that it was a real earthquake." Afterwards, Mr. Chen hurriedly hid in the room with his family. Due to the violent shaking, they could not even stand up and could not tell the direction. According to Mr. Chen's recollection, during the earthquake, I was very scared, "I really thought I was going to die in the house. After coming to my senses, I thought about running away quickly."
Mr. Chen broke the balcony window and then carried the three children out one by one with his wife. It happened that there were enthusiastic citizens waiting outside the building, who helped Mr. Chen and his wife pick up the children, and then Mr. Chen and his wife climbed downstairs on their own.
According to Mr. Chen, their family originally lived on the fourth floor on the southwest of the building, but after the earthquake, the family found that the fourth floor where they lived had become the "first floor". After the earthquake, when Mr. Chen returned home, he found that things at home were scattered all over the ground, and his wife's cell phone also fell at home during the earthquake and was not taken away. Currently, Mr. Chen’s wife and children are living in his wife’s home, and Mr. Chen is dealing with other matters in Hualien.
The deceased
Xiamen Female tourist died of serious injury
When the earthquake occurred, Concubine Yu from Xiamen took her 11-year-old son to travel freely in Hualien. She also went with Ms. Yu, a colleague Zheng Longxiang and his family of three. At the same time, Song Jiaxiang and his wife Liu Lu from Beijing also went to Hualien Station. On the evening of February 6, they moved into the Cuidi Building in Yunmen.
At 23:50 that night, an earthquake occurred. Zheng Longxiang and his family inhaled a lot of dust. Song Jiaxiang's left foot was torn and his muscle tendon ruptured. The collapsed object injured Yu Fei. Yu Fei's son was frightened and slightly injured. Fortunately, Liu Lu was not injured.
In the early morning of February 7, these seven tourists were sent to Tzu Chi Hospital in Hualien for treatment, among which Concubine Yu was the most seriously injured. According to the hospital, when Yu Fei was sent to the hospital, she had lost her consciousness of life and had obvious trauma and enlargement on her face. After the hospital's rescue, although she recovered from her heartbeat and was sent to the ICU, she was still on the verge of brain death and had been continuously treated in the ICU.
"The situation is not optimistic, but we will do our best." Tzu Chi Hospital Director Lin Xinrong said in an interview with the media that if the situation has not improved, then we must make the worst plan.
Beijing Youth Daily reporter learned that Ms. Yu's son was only slightly injured, and the family of her friend Zheng Longxiang, who was traveling together, was taken care of by her family. The child was always very excited. Ms. Yu's husband went to Taiwan through the "Miscellaneous Three Links" on the afternoon of February 7 to handle subsequent matters.
At around 9 o'clock last night, Ms. Yu, who was seriously injured, finally passed away unfortunately.
Tourist
"escape" in the aftershocks Hualien
html On the evening of the 26th, Xiaoqing, a 22-year-old Qingdao University student, arrived in Hualien from Taipei and checked into a homestay near the railway station. More than ten other tourists stayed here with them.According to Xiaoqing's recollection, she was awakened by a violent shaking at about 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, with her terrified mother on the side. "The glass chandelier above my head was shaking violently, everything on the table rolled down, and I also heard the sound of a train running underground. The door leading to the balcony in our room was closed, but it was also shaken open. I immediately realized the earthquake, so I pulled my mother and ran downstairs. The whole world was dizzy."
"In the next hour, everyone stood on the lawn. Because the air was wet and cold, the temperature felt very low. We only wore pajamas and slippers, which was very cold." Xiaoqing said that the locals seemed to be used to living with earthquakes. There was a Taiwanese in the house that didn't come out all night. The owner of the house also told everyone that this happened frequently and suggested going back to the house to sleep, but no one dared to go in.
"Around 2 a.m., people went back to the first floor of the homestay to keep warm for the time being, and went back to the room to get clothes and get luggage, but when there was an aftershock, we quickly ran out, and we went back and forth many times. At three or four o'clock, there was a magnitude 5.4 aftershock, which was quite powerful, and scared us again." Xiaoqing said.
html As soon as it dawned on the 27th, Xiaoqing and her mother canceled all plans in Hualien, bought the ticket for the earliest train, and returned to Taipei.Subsequent
The second floor B&B on the second floor of Yunmen Cuidi changed the structure
6.5 earthquake caused the Yunmen Cuidi building to tilt by 45 degrees. It is currently tilted by 5 degrees per hour, and there is a dumping crisis. In addition, there is a cold and rainy, the search and rescue operation was suspended for a while, waiting for the structural technician to evaluate the status.
A resident of Yunmen Cuidi pointed out that the structure of the second floor B&B had changed, and it also caused a leak in the building, which may endanger safety. The homestay operator said that the internal structure of the second floor had been changed before taking over, and the application was also stipulated. The residents had insurance and she would not escape if they should make a claim or assist. Another resident of
said that he had submitted to Hualien City Government Political Style Department to investigate whether the structure change of the homestay on the second floor was legal, and whether the change time was before or after the operator took over, to clarify whether the collapse of the building was related to the structural change, and the relevant responsibilities were attributed.
The buildings that tilted at the same time also include the 41-year-old Tongshuai Hotel. After the earthquake, the first to third floors of the building collapsed. Structural technician Dai Yunfa said that the "facade of the Tongshuai Hotel is irregular" and is a "cantilever arcade" building. Although it has been earthquake-resistant reinforcement, it still cannot compete with strong earthquakes. Similar old buildings should be rebuilt. The destruction of the building structure has made it more difficult to save people, but after evaluation, the building structure is still safe.
This group text/Reporter Zhang Xiangmei Fu Yao Xiong Yingqi
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Warning
National Tourism Administration reminded tourists to pay attention to earthquake risks
On the afternoon of the 27th, the National Tourism Administration reminded tourists to carefully evaluate their travel itineraries in the near future and do not travel to Hualien and adjacent areas in Taiwan for the time being. It reminded travel agencies to stop group groups or lead groups to this risk area, organize tourists who have been in Hualien and nearby areas to adjust their itineraries in time and evacuate, take corresponding preventive measures to properly do a good job in tourists' safety. After the
earthquake, many online travel agencies including Ctrip , Tuniu, Chunqiu, etc. launched emergency plans as soon as possible, contacting Ctrip tour leaders, tour groups and free travelers in Taiwan.
Currently, aftershocks in Hualien are constantly occurring. Taiwan’s meteorological department expects the aftershocks to last for another two weeks. It is not ruled out that there will be more severe earthquakes in the future. All travel agencies are also closely following the flight updates to and from Hualien area, keeping in touch with airports and airlines, so as to provide passengers with timely flight information as soon as possible.
In addition, all travel agencies will also cancel for free for tourists from February 7 to February 28 and Hualien County Hotel. For the requirements for re-signal and refund of tickets for traveling to and from related cities raised by tourists who have not traveled, each travel agency will operate in accordance with the regulations of the airline.
