Taitung's strongest earthquake in 49 years, "People are still alive," Amitabha "｜ Phoenix Focus

On the evening of September 17, 2022, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in Taitung County, Taiwan, and there was a sense of earthquake in Taiwan. On the afternoon of the 18th, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred. A worker suffered a compression and died after being sent to the hospital for rescue. This was the first victim of this earthquake.

Firefighters immediately began rescue work. At 2 pm on September 18, the firefighters first rescued the homeowner about 70 years old. At about 4 pm, the homeowner's wife was rescued. At 5 o'clock in the evening, search and rescue personnel successfully rescued another pair of trapped mothers and daughters.

After the rescue staff continued to rescue the victims, the scene was worried that the subsequent aftershocks would cause the house to experience secondary damage, so the demolition was immediately carried out.

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On September 20, a special reporter from "Phoenix Focus" went to Taitung to interview the post -disaster situation from Taipei. When he stopped at the Dongli Railway Station, he encountered aftershocks again.

The reporter came to the intersection of the second section of Zhongshan Road, Yuli, Hualien, and the intersection of the National Street. This intersection was the most serious place to be damaged this time. A large wreckage behind the reporter used to be a three -story house, and there was a supermarket on the first floor.

After the earthquake, the owner's son, Mr. Chen, rushed back to Hualien Yuli from Tainan overnight. The earthquake caused the owner and couple's skin scabies and trauma pressure. At the same time, the old houses that had lived in the two generations had lived for more than 30 years. According to Mr. Chen, this earthquake is the strongest earthquake in his parents' life, which was greatly frightened.

There are more houses in Yuli Town, Hualien County, and many people are trapped in local scenic spots by earthquakes.

Chicke Mountain in Hualien County was open in September. Many tourists went up the mountain to watch the sea of ​​flowers. At noon on the 19th, the road was dredged under the cooperation between the Hualien County Government and the General Administration of Highway, and all tourists were out of trouble. Some tourism operators said that they originally hoped that the golden needle was opened to attract the people, but she could only pick it early to end the flower season.

There are still aftershocks from time to time in all parts of the island. Although there are unknown fear, the natural disasters are ruthless, and there is love in the world. The timely occurrence of rescue teams from all over Taiwan make the people feel at ease.

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A magnitude 6.8 strong earthquake occurred in Yuli Town, Hualien County, causing many bridges to break in Hualien.

Among them, a bridge named Gao Yan was cut into several sections. In June of this year, the bridge had been closed for more than ten days due to the earthquake, but a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred three months later that it completely collapsed.

Under the earthquake, the bridge was twisted, the road was cracking, and the house collapsed ... There were more than 20,000 households in Taiwan's island, and nearly 5,000 households in Taitung and Hualien were stopped. On the afternoon of September 19th, the day when Gao Yan Bridge was broken, one or 20 or twenty households living nearby finally waited for the help of the water company.

The 31 -year -old Gao Lao Bridge, before the "September 21 Earthquake", which was built in 1999, was built in 1999, the requirements for earthquake resistance at the time of completion were not high. Although it took a lot of money to complete the renovation three months ago, it was still difficult to reach the strong earthquake. The Hualien County Government had to decide to demolish the entire bridge and rebuild.

It encountered similar troubles, as well as the Yali Bridge and Lun Tian Bridge on the south. Among them, the Luntian Bridge was built in 1982 and faced a 16 -month repair period; the construction period of Gaolu Bridge is expected to be as long as 28 months. During this time, only the Yuli Bridge can open to traffic. In the daily aftershocks, Hualien's life has become full of uncertainty.

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The Kasuga National Primary School on the county road on Hualien 193 has a wide area and a wide range of vision, but it has also become a disaster area in the earthquake.

Although the earthquake in Taitung, although the epicenter was located in Chishang Township, south of Hualien, the deepest one was around Hualien Yuli. The tallest building here is only 9 floors, and there are many old buildings. Many people, including students, have escaped by luck.

In the center of Yuli Town, the road of transportation of more than half a century -the road of Yuli Ring is not recovered.

Taitung's strongest earthquake in 49 years has failed. Many experts believe that various signs show that there may be strong earthquakes in the future.

Chen Guochang, director of the "Taiwan Meteorological Administration Earthquake Surveying Center":

"The Jianan area is currently a key observation area. (Experts) think that there are several faults now that the potential is very high."

On the Jianan Plain, which has a concentrated population, it is Tainan City, the "second old age" in Taiwan, and 50 % of the houses have been built for more than thirty years. The weight of the years may not be able to hold on the scourge of natural disasters, and no matter how glorious buildings can not reach a house peace.

Producer: Ke Zhongping

Director: Yiyuanyuan Xu Yingming

Edit: Ding Xiao

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