Tag: Liushishi mountain
Major quake strikes off Taiwan; 2 trapped in building collapse
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Taiwan’s southeastern coast on Sunday with at least one building collapsing and train cars derailed. The quake hit at 2:44pm (06:44 GMT) about 50km (30 miles) north of the city of Taitung at a depth of 10km (4 miles), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. More than 600 people were trapped on the scenic Chike and Liushishi mountain areas by…