HUALIEN, Taiwan – Rescue efforts are still under way to reach some 340 people who remain stranded in the mountains in rural Hualien County, three days afterThe authorities have said that all of those stranded are judged to be safe with access to food and water, though they were cut off after massive boulders damaged roads and blocked tunnels.
The death toll from the 7.4-magnitude earthquake, which struck at around 8am in the waters off the eastern coastal county, rose to 13 after three bodies were found on a walking trail. More than 1,000 others were injured. “The subsequent aftershocks were very large and serious,” a pastor identified only as Mr Zhou told reporters upon arriving at the gorge’s rescue command centre after he was rescued. “I felt very nervous when I was sleeping.”
The aftershocks, on top of occasional fog and wet weather, have hindered rescue efforts, said Taiwan’s fire department, which was forced on April 6 to suspend plans to use heavy machinery to lift massive boulders in areas more susceptible to landslides. “The news keeps reporting how other countries are impressed with our earthquake preparedness, but it’s just what we’ve been taught to do since young,” said Hualien resident Hsiao Yo-juan, noting that “everyone naturally takes cover” during a quake.Most of the victims of the April 3 earthquake were killed outdoors by falling rocks or landslides while hiking or driving.
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