Global Affairs Canada and Taiwan‘s top representative in Ottawa say a Canadian person is missing in Taiwan after the strong earthquake there this week.
Global Affairs spokesperson Pierre Cuguen said that consular officials are helping the family and talking to local authorities.
He can’t give more information because of privacy reasons.
Harry Tseng, who is Taiwan’s spokesperson in Canada, said that one person from Canada is missing after a big earthquake on Wednesday. But two Canadian tourists were saved and are now safe from a national park.
Tseng said he doesn’t know much about the person who is missing. The Canadians who were found were supposed to be hiking in Taroko Gorge and they are not badly hurt.
He said they are hoping that the rescue teams can find the missing person by Thursday.
Taiwan’s news agency reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says three Canadians were saved from the earthquake area, but one person is still not found.
Taiwan’s fire department said on Facebook that two Canadians were stuck with others because of falling rocks at Taroko National Park. It’s a popular place for hiking.
Taiwan’s emergency center said a big earthquake happened on Wednesday near Hualien County, 150 kilometers south of Taipei. 10 people died, 705 are stuck, 11 are missing, and 1,099 are hurt.
It happened in the middle of Hualien County, which is 150 kilometers south of Taipei.
The Central News Agency said that one person from India and two people from Australia are missing after the earthquake, and 71 people from other countries have been saved.
Report in Chinese says that people from other countries in Taiwan said thank you to the rescue teams and Taiwan officials for their great help.
Tseng said that Canadian officials have sent him many kind messages, which shows the strong friendship between Canada and Taiwan.
He said, “the bad times are finished now. ”
“People in Taiwan showed how strong and tough we are, and we hope that everyone who was affected can go back to their normal lives soon,” he said.
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One Canadian missing following earthquake in Taiwan – Global Affairs
