Schools evacuated, subway services halted as quake rocks Taiwan

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TAIPEI: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien on Thursday (Apr 18), shaking buildings and temporarily halting subway ...

on Thursday , shaking buildings and temporarily halting subway services in the capital Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.

While small-scale power cuts were reported in some districts in Taipei, the Central News Agency said, oil refinery plants and services were operating as normal, according to the government. On her official Facebook page, Tsai said she asked officials"to gather information from everywhere to check whether there's any damage, and if so, to react as soon as possible".

 

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