Taiwan earthquake: More than 600 stranded a day after 7.4 magnitude strike | BBC News

Rescuers in Taiwan are working to reach more than 600 stranded people, a day after the island experienced its worst earthquake in 25 years.
One survivor has recounted how tremors unleashed rockslides "like bullets" around the coal mine he was working at.
The 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit near the eastern county of Hualien, killing nine and injuring more than 1,000 people.
Some stuck in tunnels and near a national park have been rescued by helicopters, but 34 are still missing.
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[@wordscapes5690]

Incorrect reporting. Most buildings did not collapse. They leaned. Taiwan has very stringent building laws, which is why the death toll was so low.

[@the.mystictraveller]

Leaning is a form of collapse.

[@angelmusonda7951]

@@the.mystictraveller It's not a form of collapse. The goal in earthquake design is to allow excessive deformation and prevent failure modes that may bring the building down, such as the failure of columns. When a building is leaning, plastic hinges have developed in the beams and not in the columns, which is the goal of seismic design for large earthquake events.

[@wordscapes5690]

@@the.mystictraveller Then I collapse every day at the pub.

[@c.williams4583]

Part of the first floor collapsed. Not the entire buildings...

[@makochin]

@@wordscapes5690 you might have the brain capacity of a concrete wall but the rest of you isn't exactly the same as a building.

[@BC-dd4bg]

2 mountain road maintenance workers were hit by falling rocks and died 3 died while hiking on Dhaka trail 1 worker dies in a sand and gravel mine 2 died after being hit by falling rocks in a mountain tunnel 1 escaped from the building during the main earthquake and returned 10 minutes later to save her cat. As a result, the house collapsed and she died. In fact, most of the deaths came from mountainous areas. Fortunately, eight French climbers had been rescued just in the morning. However, there are other people in the mountainous areas who have lost contact. I am Taiwanese.I used google translate to translate it from Chinese.

[@miri-dz9oy]

Thank you for these details. Much appreciated! All the best to you and all the Taiwanese people! Stay strong! As someone who has studied architecture, I was very impressed by the resilience of the buildings withstanding this major earthquake. Very well done, Taiwan! You have saved many lives this way!💖💖💖 Much love from Germany! PS: Google translate worked very well!

[@eijit6307]

God Bless Taiwan ❤from japan ❤

[@RichterHsu]

Thanks

[@Formosa_1947]

Thank you so much.

[@DaisyJane]

What a miracle for an earthquake of this magnitude to have such disproportional death toll. Taiwanese government doesn't stop taking care of its own people first. I've no doubt the resilient Taiwanese people will bounce back to normal daily lives in no time! Taiwan was able to learn from the last similar earthquake back in 1999 and strengthen building codes in the past few decades to combat such natural disasters. The Taiwanese government has the foresight to prepare its people for what's to come.

[@meganmclove7693]

stay strong sovereign country Taiwan we love you and praying for you - love from USA 🇺🇸🇹🇼🫶

[@jaick5278]

Ok….

[@tearoll]

Thank you, friends from USA 🫶

[@wenchen8870]

Where are the countries the US, Japan or the Philippines? It's already the second days of the earthquakes. They need more rescuevers.

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

​@@wenchen8870 Taiwan copes with it well this time. God helps those who help themselves.

[@user-jc2ko2ul6q]

謝謝你，美國朋友❤❤

[@Peetee333]

Many years ago, I was traveling across the mountains in Taiwan from the East Coast (Hualien) to West Coast (Taichung) when an earthquake hit and a landslide filled the road in front of us with huge boulders, stranding us. It was about 6-7 hours before a bulldozer came and cleared the road so we could continue the journey - but thinking about it - that was actually a very quick rescue! Taiwan can be a very laid-back place, but it is also efficient when it's important.

[@Hansence]

1:40 The railway lines was not destroyed. In fact, all lines are now back to normal operation.

[@hzpj]

There is still a part of the New Taipei metro Circular line that has not been repaired and has not yet resumed operation. The metro is also a kind of railway.

[@Hansence]

@@hzpj Yes the steel beam on Circular Line was damaged, but it is far away from the mountainous area the reporter is reporting, and definitely not “destroyed” by “huge rocks tumbling down valleys.”

[@RandomVideos-re9ux]

@@Hansence there is a railway line on the east coast that was destroyed. A train approaching got stopped from the newly installed runway excursion warning. Do some research.

[@Hansence]

@@RandomVideos-re9ux "Destroy" is a very strong word, which means the existence of something ends. Sure it was damaged and blocked by some rocks, but not "destroyed." All the tunnels, bridges, and roadbeds are fine, which doesn't qualify for the word.

[@ryanchampeevincent2027]

Very resilient people jah blessings be strong Taiwan will overcome❤

[@timhuang7953]

As a local, I’m shocked that BBC has a reporter come here in a country area. May peace and safety stay with all kind people.

[@imtiazdar7787]

*Amin, this is what The BBC century +*

[@darth.severu5]

They are looking for the opportunity to smear the mainland.

[@miri-dz9oy]

Much love to Taiwan.💖 Stay strong! Greetings from Germany!💖

[@peak_911]

local taiwanese probably recorded it

[@Moved2NewPh0ne]

My prayers go out to the victims and their families.

[@elizabethysm86ysm2]

Prayers to the Taiwan people who’ve affected by the earthquake, hopefully the worst will come to pass and they can recover, restore and rebuild soon 🙏🏻🇹🇼

[@FREETIME911]

Wishing Taiwan a safe and speedy recovery! I'm praying for everyone who has been affected by these tragic events .

[@Popcornks]

Stay strong Taiwan country

[@nicksum29]

@@thevoiceoftaiwan …. Do your CCP overlords know you are on KZbin?

[@DK-ev9dg]

195 countries don't know what Taiwan is

[@Popcornks]

@@thevoiceoftaiwan do Taiwanese people know it??

[@lisablackpig7210]

Taiwan No.1 China No.8964 😁😁😁

[@siu4.siu4]

When disaster struck, help came from all sides

[@darth.severu5]

Where is NATO?

[@wordscapes5690]

@@darth.severu5Here

[@princepsionic]

where is Malaysia?

[@perzival757]

When racism tiwan comes first they will say I need white skin doctor and firefighters no need help need from black skin doctors

[@wordscapes5690]

@@darth.severu5here

[@georgiosdem8443]

Let's be properly prepared from earthquakes.

[@K-dl4td]

Thank you, BBC,for your corcerning and report.

[@darth.severu5]

They are looking for the opportunity to smear the mainland.

[@chenghonggoh4746]

Some news outlets reported it as 7.2 magnitude while others reported it as 7.4 magnitude . Why is there a discrepancy?

[@user-um5fm2ev7k]

Different sources. It could be from Taiwan itself or near by countries such as Japan or China.

[@chi-jenyang9752]

Taiwan reports in Richter magnitude scale. The United States report in Moment magnitude scale.

[@EricLing64]

Different scales and such. Varies from region to region and sometimes even from profession to profession. Geologists and I think engineers or something use different ways to mark directions for strike and slip angles and such on maps. Wouldn't worry too much about it unless you're thinking of joining the fields. The integer value is usually enough for most people to judge how bad it is, 0.2 difference is kind of unimportant.

[@chenghonggoh4746]

@@chi-jenyang9752 Thks

[@chenghonggoh4746]

@@EricLing64 Thks

[@user-lh2nb6ff7p]

My prayers goes out to families 😢🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@yct6500]

May the victims of the earthquake stay strong... 阿弥陀佛！

[@christinachen7175]

I am so sorry for people who are hurt and impacted by the earthquakes. I couldn’t help but noticed that the surrounding buildings of the tilted one remain standing. And how does the rest part of the tilted building remains intact after hundreds of aftershocks? The resilience of Taiwanese people is amazing!

[@Shaikwaseem-be2zy]

God bless Taiwan And stay strong sovereign country....Love from 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐀🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@alaninglesfield626]

God. Bless the people

[@johnmyers6117]

Taiwan has learned from the past earthquakes and taken decisive action to prepare for earthquakes and prevent the loss of life. We could all learn from Taiwan.

[@CC-sl4hv]

God bless Taiwan 🇹🇼

[@motiurrahman2928]

Deeply pained to hear...😢

[@MichaelLasotaTW]

I wasn't traumatized. I stayed in bed and just waited it out.

[@user-xz4vv5dk8s]

Thank you❤

[@lamiya900]

Australia 🇦🇺 is here for you all pls stay safe ❤

[@supriyapradhan5914]

Massive earthquake happened 7.5 magnitude but death rate is very low. It's because of advance development in engineering field.

[@plurbasomdup1424]

🙏 praying for you all.

[@yukikoy55]

I am always worried about Taiwan and I hope the people in taiwan all the best. I visited taiwan last year and I was amazed by the kindness of the people. I hope to return there soon and I welcome you to japan as well. Love and support from Japan

[@lovekunqu]

Pray for people who are suffering. Taiwan will recover and become stronger

[@anantkumarpradhan4814]

Stay safe.

[@keithrock939]

All have a safe journey God bless. May God protect you and keep you safe

[@RetroBerner]

Crazy that China was going around thanking nations for their well wishes regarding the earthquake SMH

[@user-lu3sx9nx6c]

😂 right China is a joker

[@user-ix8wq7vj8k]

要可憐一下中國啊！啥都沒有，讓牠們耍耍嘴皮子過一下幻想的癮吧！這點台灣還是有雅量的。

[@RetroBerner]

@@user-ix8wq7vj8k 中国可以滚蛋了

[@abstract5249]

2:45 Little girl looks surprisingly calm with that blank expression on her face.

[@asnipasrib2391]

Pray for Taiwan. God bless Taiwan.

[@lindafrench5817]

❤praying for.everyone

[@butterscotch1554]

God bless Taiwan

[@ReturnOfTheNerdStarWars]

It's all good here. Taiwan is very prepared for this kind of situation, however the Government needs stricter building codes in places like the east coast, and enforcing the law is not always easy in Taiwan.

[@MathVdb]

'People don't talk much about the earthquake'... Being married to my asian wife. I still wonder why its common in Asian culture why not to talk about 'negative' emotions, one feels??

[@meiyuc22]

stoicism

[@user-sb7jz5ln1r]

Although in Asian culture we do tend to hide our negative emotions. But as a Taiwanese, it is easy to see that although this earthquake was very powerful, the actual damage caused was relatively very minor. Compared with the 921 earthquake 25 years ago, the trauma this earthquake caused to us can be said to be minimal. Therefore, most Taiwanese people have resumed their daily lives after confirming that each other is safe. At most, it’s on social media or in conversations with each other about how panicked that morning was, or how many items were knocked out of the house.

[@ying-tungchou5037]

People definitely talked about it, at least all the people around me. But keep in mind the damage wasn't terrible comparing to the 921 earthquake and the casualty is quite minimal considering the size of earthquake this big. People also are used to small earthquakes on a regular basis. If you search on local social media, there are complaints and venting posts, but for the major cities, life returned to normal quite quickly.

[@chinesesparrows]

The importance of derisking highlighted here. Why have most of the world's most important equipment sensitive to external factors in earthquake prone regions? Regardless of preparation risk is risk.

[@sheilahauptmann8283]

Keep Safe ❤

[@salena56k]

第一個被採訪的台灣女性學者或媒體工作者的名字是？很喜歡她的英語口語和表達能力

[@espurr3496]

Hello are we gonna send help or what they an ally.

[@belamo11y]

Thanks for all your prayers. We are not resilient or brave, we just learned the hard way, we can handle natural disasters even deadly viruses, but one thing we will always need and appreciate is the international support against the threat of mainland china. .. war is the worst disaster that can happen..

[@Starblockss]

"More than 30 buildings collapsed" *Shows 1 building over and over

[@terrychu9484]

Hahaha, looks like BBC epicenter is much bigger than geo epicenter in Taiwan .

[@shiyamahafeez1395]

Is there any tsunamis reported ?

[@YRChen-cd9mu]

no tsunamis in Taiwan so far

[@shiyamahafeez1395]

@@YRChen-cd9mu Alhamdulillah ! That's good ! I was worried

[@YRChen-cd9mu]

@@shiyamahafeez1395 Thanks for your concern！

[@masamiyaleco]

30 cm tsunami was recorded in the remote islands of Okinawa. Everyone evacuated in advance so there's no casualty. Tsunami is not a normal wave. It's said 30 cm tsunami could kill an adult man, and 1 m tsunami has 100% mortality.

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

rare, about 2 meters difference of wave, tides going out and back, causing fishboat drifting.

[@teejaysalgado9819]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@TheHollandHS]

I think Taiwan should probably follow Japans system on earthquake building protection

[@Abraham-uk4xy]

Will the BBC be blaming Xi or North Korea?

[@koolerpure]

did the solar maximum and this up coming eclipse have anything to do with the earthquake?

[@seankaiteri3513]

I'm gonna go with NO!

[@tlanas77]

So sad news

[@auro1986]

bbc, now chinese are learning how japanese live with earthquake but japan has dollar supply so tell china to forget taiwan

[@hsuanhsuanchung7452]

God bless Taiwan 🇹🇼🙏

[@yondyc3578]

Earthquakes in diverse places . The end is nigh .

[@longestvideoever]

Nope

[@longestvideoever]

How is this the end of the world?

[@EyFmS]

The earth has been moving for billions of years FYI. But sure...for those who believe the earth is only 10000 years old and was created in 7 days, I suppose it's hard to comprehend.

[@shuyuanhuang8967]

Taiwan earthquake again fews minutes ago

[@shuyuanhuang8967]

I heard 2 voices say bye bye then earthquake happened

[@shuyuanhuang8967]

I heard 2 voices say bye bye then earthquake happened

[@shuyuanhuang8967]

few minutes ago earthquake again twice

[@codylim1]

0:48

[@krishnakatikitala-bw1xo]

Make sure there is no Netanyahu in Taiwan before you send aid and aid workers 😂😂😂

[@JohnSmith-fz1wh]

Weather weapons.

[@salydang9822]

Adidaphat

[@twizzian]

The reporter said Tokyo

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

Everyone like being worried about human loses when in reality 1st thing they did was checking for the TSMC factories being still intact.

[@kadowie]

That Taiwanese guy had an Irish accent; very suspicious

[@mire-8524]

usa

[@nolonger9112]

Well wonder if this happen because some of them called or plan to call scam to medium of god so god just rock them a little. Since when this happen scam call from tw reduce big time.

[@Sahill00791]

Allahu-Subhantalah have mercy on us🕋🤲

[@AndyPoyser]

Hang on she said it rains alot in taiwan?? erm depends on what area you are in the south like Tainan (where i live) it rains hardly ever, please get fact right. OH hang on it's the BBC they're full off lies 🤣

[@darth.severu5]

Is Lithuania sending help? They did spend lots of effort kissing Taiwan.

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

are you having sour grapes?

[@darth.severu5]

@@user-ei3fp8yj5i I'm sour the people of Taiwan are paying double for Lithuania whiskey😂🤣

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

​​​​​@@darth.severu5 I'm sure you're pretty happy of China free all the debts for Africa countries which is $72.26 billion Keyna alone. August 27 2022 CCPchina announced it will forgive 23 matured loans for 17 undisclosed African nations.

[@darth.severu5]

@@user-ei3fp8yj5i I'm sure you are jealous that China forgives loans for African countries and doesn't wanna import fruit from Taiwan. It's pineapple season, and DPP embraces the people of Taiwan to eat 17 kg a day.

[@darth.severu5]

@@user-ei3fp8yj5i enjoyed eating Ractopamine pork?

[@TsarOfTheStar]

Our species is in DANGER

[@mohamedalpha3430]

CCP is happy😂 Pray for the affected people

[@princepsionic]

Did China come to Help?

[@kismetau]

Taiwan has declined their offer of help at the moment

[@darth.severu5]

Lai doesn't want them.

[@CC-sl4hv]

While Taiwan is devastated by this major earthquake, China’s warplanes still incursion into Taiwan air defence zone.

[@wordscapes5690]

@@kismetauWe do not need their “help” thanks. The last time they “helped” we had to call the military to protect us from their “help”.

[@kismetau]

@@wordscapes5690 I’m Taiwanese. I was trying to be diplomatic in my reply to the OP.

[@denkk4282]

Британский министр обороны заявил о предвоенном периоде в мире. Из-за наступления предвоенного периода странам НАТО следует укреплять обороноспособность, а некоторые из них до сих пор не довели свои траты до 2% ВВП, указал Шаппс. Путин говорил, что у России нет причин воевать с НАТО. p.s. вашими молитвами что называется! кто то дня прожить не может без убииств и грабежа! вы даже новую схему воины придумали - проскси! это вот ровно то же самое, только без страховых, пенсий и гумманитрных правил на воине.с единственной лишь разницей, только вы как главарь этой полностью криминализованной бандитской шаики, сами на штурм со своими бандитами не ходите! и вправду - зачем ходить когда можно нанять какой нибудь колумбииский наркокортель, дать ему амуницию и оружие и заставить выполнить все их требования, собственное правительство? рекруты больше не нужны! Министерство Обороны можно распускать, вас можно выбросить на улицу, вы больше не нужны! можно оставить офис на 10 стульев, привезти туда государственную казну, и платить бандитам за воину во имя британской империи! за бандами - будущее! они - солдаты 21 века! все новое - забытое старое. это не так Британия "победила" испанский флот? корсары...)

[@denkk4282]

не охренеите там потом от своих "отставников"! когда они "домой" поедут!

[@ghayasmuhammad2836]

Allah o Akbar

[@adnanaslam8414]

❤❤❤

[@tomorrowtechnologies9473]

May the Lord God save the world in Jesus name.

[@lucregainmethod]

HAARP technology.

[@DoylesDigs]

FREE PALESTINE

[@dorissim5012]

Maybe God is trying to tell Taiwan something?

[@saldaterra4724]

"Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your entire household." (Bible - Acts 16:31)

[@younusalishamol4310]

Inna lillahe oa inna lillahe Rajiun.. Ohh Allah swt please protect us.

[@Do77744]

Jesus Christ has warned us in the gospel of Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are beginning of sorrows.

[@user-pr8uj4hp5h]

想當初台南地震只倒一棟大樓，但死傷較嚴重，前馬英九政府就撥款37億多元，而花蓮大地震，公寓大樓受災嚴重，很多變危樓，和橋樑道路也很多受損，但執政黨政府只撥款3億多元，連台南零頭都不到，何況政府稅收不是超徵幾千億元嗎，難不成只要是非綠執政縣市，碰上天災，國民只能自認倒霉嗎，這是號稱實行民主國家台灣的國民差別待遇嗎，還是台灣現在在實行一國兩制了嗎*

[@dannylin696]

2016年3月22日(中央社記者張榮祥台南22日電) 0206台南震災，各界捐款逾新台幣36億元，捐款專戶管理及監督委員會今天成立，且召開首次會議。

[@dannylin696]

明明是捐款，還有人造謠扯政治？

[@johnnylatham9738]

Man made earthquakes huh

[@Shining237]

Thoughts and prayers to Taiwan China 🙏❤️

[@user-wd9hd8mf8g]

Taiwan is Taiwan not China!

[@jacquesrousseau5472]

Its what happens when u pray to Budha the False God.Jesus Christ the way,truth and Life.❤

[@IDoCommentsOnYoutube]

🤡

[@codyliao]

You = god = Jesus = Buddha

[@jacquesrousseau5472]

@@codyliao Dont Test my God.

[@IDoCommentsOnYoutube]

@@jacquesrousseau5472 clown

[@jacquesrousseau5472]

@@IDoCommentsOnKZbin one day

[@DK-ev9dg]

Taiwan the province of China is very resilient.

[@user-lu3sx9nx6c]

Taiwan is a independent country 🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼

[@DK-ev9dg]

@@user-lu3sx9nx6c you're loser and jealous. Ask your miserable country not to recognize Taiwan as part of China, China will make your country's life very difficult and more miserable. 195 countries don't what the hell thing Taiwan is.

[@zhchbob]

As a Chinese from Wuhan, I do not agree with you. Taiwan is Taiwan, China is China. We are different countries.

[@lovekunqu]

Taiwan is Taiwan, has nothing to do with China. Your Chinese should watch your own government, don't have so many kids buried and killed by poor quality school buildings in next earthquake

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

Taiwan is Taiwan, an independent country, a Democracy and Freedom country, shares the same value with the rest of world. Taiwanese vote for their own president and legislators. Taiwan has her own currency, govt, defence force, passport, territory, people, sovereignty. Taiwan people decide their own policies by their Congress and how their tax$ goes, never in a single day paying tax$ to dictatorship PRC CCPchina. Covid-19 started in PRC CCPchina.

[@munkwongau9400]

These are all safety measures that the previous government failed to prepare for earthquakes! But I still hope to reflect on my future and do better

[@PasinduLiyanage-bq4rz]

God bless Taiwan