Follow the news of the Taiwan Strait and master fresh information! Hello, listeners of China Taiwan Network, today is February 7, 2018. Welcome to today's "Taiwan News Evening Broadcast"!
According to the official determination by China Earthquake Network, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in the waters near Hualien County, Taiwan (24.13 degrees north latitude, 121.71 degrees east longitude), with a depth of 11 kilometers. According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", the latest disaster statistics of the Taiwan authorities' disaster response center at 1:30 pm on the 7th, a total of 4 buildings collapsed, 4 people were killed, 243 were injured, 85 people lost contact, and a total of 223 people were rescued. According to Taiwan's United Daily News, 151 aftershocks had occurred at 8:40 am on the 7th. Ye Junrong, head of the civil affairs department of the Taiwan authorities, held a second work meeting at the Taiwan authorities' disaster response center at 8:00 am, to report instructions to do our best to rescue and search for the whereabouts of the lost people, and at the same time, to confirm the identity of the deceased as soon as possible.
A spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council An Fengshan said that late at night on February 6, a strong earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan, causing major casualties and property losses. Relevant parties in the mainland are highly concerned. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the Association for Discipline Inspection urgently launched an emergency response mechanism for emergencies involving Taiwan to understand the disaster situation and disaster relief situation. On the morning of February 7, Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, had an emergency phone call with Hualien County Mayor Fu Kunqi. Chen Deming, President of the Association for Provincial Affairs, called relevant parties in Hualien County to express deep condolences to the Taiwanese compatriots who died in the earthquake, expressed sincere condolences to the injured and affected Taiwanese compatriots, and expressed his willingness to provide disaster relief assistance, including dispatching rescue teams. After the earthquake, relevant mainland authorities 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.
Hualien earthquake has attracted attention from all walks of life in the mainland, and on both sides of the Taiwan Strait many celebrities speak out on various platforms to pray for Taiwan. Chen Yanxi , Jing Tian, Lin Zhiying , Angelababy and other stars posted a message to pray for blessings "Wish everything peace" and "Don't be shocked again". Huang Xiaoming posted a message, "I remember it was two years ago when the 6.7-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan was in Taiwan. I pray that I won't be shocked again. I hope the rescue will go smoothly and everyone will be safe!!" Li Bingbing posted a message, "It's the New Year soon, I hope everyone can be safe." Zhang Xinzhe posted a message, "Guarding Hualien and wishing everything safe!"
After hearing this news, mainland netizens also expressed their concern for the Taiwan earthquake and the people at the first time. They hope that as the Spring Festival approaches, compatriots in the disaster area can have a good New Year safely. Mainland netizens said: "Pray for Taiwan and pray for your compatriots." "Bad news came in the middle of the night. May your compatriots be safe. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and your family is waiting for you." In addition to praying for blessings, mainland netizens also reminded the personnel and reporters who participated in the search and rescue front to pay attention to safety, "I wish everyone safe, and the search and rescue personnel and reporters should pay attention to safety."
According to Taiwan's " Zhongshi Electronic News ", many buildings have been tilted after the strong earthquake in Hualien, causing the people to be trapped. Yu Lie, chairman of the New Taipei City Civil Technicians Association, pointed out that if you encounter such a situation, in addition to waiting for rescue, the trapped people must remember to run up to the empty top floor to survive, because the tilted floor means that the bottom has collapsed; in addition, you must also find a place with light, which means there is air; at the same time, you must avoid beams and columns that have exposed steel bars and stay away from risks.
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