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<p>Footage from Taiwanese media shows several badly-damaged buildings leaning sideways or partially collapsed on Wednesday (April 3), after an earthquake left at least nine people dead and injured more than 800 on the island.</p><p>The buildings in mountainous Hualien were tilted at precarious angles and were near the epicenter of the 7.2 magnitude quake. It struck offshore at about 8 a. m. (0000GMT) and was Taiwan&#x27;s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years.</p><p>Rescuers were also using ladders to help people trapped in buildings, while elsewhere there were massive landslides.</p><p>Fire authorities said they were slowly evacuating some of those trapped in tunnels near Hualien city, including two Germans.</p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/4/3/magnitude-7-5-earthquake-hits-near-taiwan-japan-agency-825"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/4/3/magnitude-7-5-earthquake-hits-near-taiwan-japan-agency-825">READ: 9 dead, hundreds injured in most powerful Taiwan quake in 25 years</a></span></div><div><em>(Production: Travis Teo)</em></div>

<p>Footage from Taiwanese media shows several badly-damaged buildings leaning sideways or partially collapsed on Wednesday (April 3), after an earthquake left at least nine people dead and injured more than 800 on the island.</p>

Footage from Taiwanese media shows several badly-damaged buildings leaning sideways or partially collapsed on Wednesday (April 3), after an earthquake left at least nine people dead and injured more than 800 on the island.

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Toppled buildings in Taiwan as strong quake leaves nine dead

Toppled buildings in Taiwan as strong quake leaves nine dead

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Published Apr 04, 2024 02:05 AM PHT

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