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Wednesday, 12 March, 2025

Strong earthquake hits southern Taiwan; 1 killed, building collapses

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, killing at least one person, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping people on a mountain.

Strong earthquake hits southern Taiwan; 1 killed, building collapses

Firefighters working at the site where a building collapsed following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, in Yuli, Hualien county, Taiwan, on Sept 18, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/TAIWAN CENTRAL EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTRE