Over 600 people are stuck in different places, including around 450 people at a hotel in Taroko national park, because of rockslides and other damage.
Rescuers are working very hard to find and bring out bodies of people who are stuck, including two under big rocks on a hiking path.
Four people are still not found on the Shakadang Trail in Taroko National Park. This park is known for its rough and steep land.
A big earthquake hit Taiwan’s east coast on Wednesday morning and at least 12 people died. Another 10 people are still missing.
The bodies of a man and a woman were found on Friday, but their identities have not been determined yet, as per reports from Taiwanese media.
People who survived said that rocks fell onto the roads and blocked them in the tunnels. Rescuers came and helped them get out. A building in Hualien was leaning over a street and being taken down safely.
The small number of deaths from the strong earthquake was because the buildings were built well and people were taught how to stay safe during earthquakes on the island.
On Wednesday, there was a big earthquake, the biggest in a long time. The last big one was in 1999 and it killed 2,400 people.
It hit about 11 miles south-southwest of Hualien and was about 21 miles below the surface.
Several smaller earthquakes happened after the main one, and the USGS reported that one of these was a 6. 5 magnitude earthquake and was seven miles deep.
Smaller earthquakes usually cause more damage on the surface. The earthquake caused a tsunami alert, but it was canceled later.
Earthquakes happen a lot and I’m used to them. “Today was the first time an earthquake scared me to tears,” said Taipei resident Hsien-hsuen Keng.
The earthquake woke me up. I’ve never felt such strong shaking before.
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Almost 600 individuals still missing in wake of earthquake in Taiwan
