The residents of Hualien, Taiwan, experienced a magnitude 6.9 earthquake: the wall of the home wall was broken and the electric light was broken, and there were helicopter rescue in the air

Jimu reporter Yang Jinying Zhao Delong

According to the China Earthquake Network, at 14:44 on September 18, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan, with a depth of 10 kilometers. On the afternoon of the 18th, Ms. Zhang, Ms. Zhang, Yuli Town, Hualien County, Taiwan, told Jimu Journalists that her walls were broken and the lights were broken. They were currently packaging. Rescue, fire trucks and helicopters were rescued at the scene. Many residents in Hualien County said that they have a strong sense of earthquake, but they are not affected by the earthquake.

According to Taiwan's "Zhongshi Electronics Daily", statistics from the Hualien County Police Department on the afternoon of the 18th, there are currently 10 accidents in the county, including the collapse of the building on the second section of Zhongshan Road in Yuli, the derailment of Dongli Station, the Gaolu Bridge and the Lun Tian Bridge and Yuli Lili The bridge breaks, sixty stone mountain landslides, etc. The collapse of the building on the second section of Zhongshan Road caused 4 people to be trapped. Two of them had no breathing and heartbeat. At present, search and rescue personnel have been present to continue the rescue.

On the afternoon of the 18th, Ms. Zhang, a resident of Zhonghua Road, Yuli Town, told Jimu Journalists that the earthquake could be felt from the evening of the 17th to the afternoon of the 18th. After the earthquake on the afternoon of the 18th, the building collapsed in the town. At present, ambulances and fire trucks on the street are being rescued, and there are helicopters in the air. "Our walls are cracked, the lights are broken, and many furniture in the family falls down." Ms. Zhang said that due to the earthquake, almost every house was cleaning up their house.

Mr. You, who lives in Bo'ai Street, Hualien County, told Jimu Journalists that on the afternoon of the 18th, he felt the earthquake busy in the store and felt dizzy. "The earthquake did not have much impact on the urban area." Mr. You said that office workers are still at work, and he is still in the store. There is about an hour's drive from Yuli Town, which is severely damaged from the earthquake.

For the residents of Hualien, the earthquake is not rare, and a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in June this year. On the 18th, Mr. Jiang (Hua surname) told reporters that the locals were used to the earthquake. "People in other regions feel a strong sense of earthquake, but the locals feel okay. I still work as usual." Mr. Jiang Said, "The earthquake is more obvious in the two earthquakes at 2:44 pm last night, and the house suddenly shakes very hard."

Mr. Jiang said that due to the frequent earthquakes in Hualien, they will conduct earthquake drills from time to time when they go to school, and they are very skilled in risk aversion. In addition, Hualien has a large number of empty land and few high -rise buildings. As long as you run out of the house in time, you can avoid danger. At present, the earthquake has not had much impact on his life.

Ms. Zhu, who lives in Kaohsiung, recalled that at 9:41 pm on the 17th, she was grilling meat with more than a dozen friends at the doorstep. Everyone's mobile phone suddenly rang alarm at the same time, and the earthquake began a few seconds later, shaking very powerful. When she rushed into the room and called the child downstairs, she saw the chandelier at home swinging left and right, which was very thrilling.

Ms. Zhu said that from the evening of the 17th to 18th, she had experienced more than 40 aftershocks, two times with a strong sense of shock, more than 10 times with a slight sense of shock, and the early morning was sleeping in the early morning. At present, the earthquake has not caused damage to their area, nor does it affect their normal life. "The earthquake alarm sent by the mobile phone is still quite accurate." She said, "We will all be prepared, but when the amplitude is large, it will be a bit panic."

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According to Taiwan media reports, in addition to the collapse of the building, at the Dongli Railway Station, the canopy railway station was crashed by the earthquake and caused its derailment to fall. The Gao Liao Bridge in Yuli Town was cut off, and three people had fallen casualties. Zhuoxi Township Lun Tian Bridge and Yuli Bridge in Yuli Town have also broken, resulting in inability to pass. The jade -growing Grand Bridge was obliquely oblique due to the earthquake, and the bridge was prohibited. Sixty Stone Mountain was trapped due to the landslide, and a vehicle was hit by a vehicle in Chico Mountain. In addition, there was a school building in elementary school collapsed.

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