On April 3, eastern Taiwan was hit by the most powerful earthquake in 25 years. According to Japanese seismologists, its strength was as much as 7.7 on the Richter scale. The strongest tremors were felt in Hualien County, and slightly weaker ones in the capital Taipei. The disaster caused the collapse of many buildings, delays in train services and left over 87,000 households without electricity. So far, the services have reported the death of at least 9 people, but it is possible that the number of victims may increase. More than 1,000 people were injured in the earthquake and 52 are still missing.
Earthquake in Taiwan. The presenter did not interrupt the newscast
Many recordings of this dramatic event circulated around the world. One of them shows what was happening in the TV studio at that time. Despite strong tremors and fragments of the ceiling falling from above, the SET News journalist and the camera operators accompanying her did not interrupt the news service. The recording shows the presenter cold-bloodedly balancing on the swinging floor to maintain her balance and maintain fluency. Viewers were also shown the lamps swinging on the ceiling and what was happening in the editorial office during the earthquake.
As a result of a strong earthquake, the inhabitants of the islands of Okinawa, Miyako and Yaeyama received a warning about the possibility of a tsunami. It was the most powerful disaster of this type to hit Taiwan in almost 25 years. In 1999, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale took a deadly toll. 2.4 thousand people lost their lives then.
Source: Gazeta
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