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A partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, Taiwan, on April 3, 2024. A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that hit ...
Access to Taroko National Park (note: some areas temporarily closed due to earthquake) and other natural attractions Rich indigenous culture and traditional crafts World-renowned local cuisine and ...
In 2023, a typhoon brought sustained heavy rains to southern China, triggering inundations in Hong Kong and other areas.
Taiwan’s seismologists describe the tremor as having an energy equivalent to 32 of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima. It rocked the entire island of Taiwan and was felt as far away as Hong ...
Hualien County on Taiwan’s east coast is a scenic, sleepy tourist area tucked away from the island’s urban centers, with a famous gorge and aquamarine waters. It also happens to sit on several ...
An area of a damaged building cordoned off, following an earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan April 3, 2024 in this handout image. Haote Zhang/Handout via REUTERS (Haote Zhang/Handout via REUTERS) ...
Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was 7.2 magnitude while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It struck about 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Hualien and was about 35 ...
Firefighters and quarry workers evacuate a body from the Ho Ren Quarry a day after a powerful earthquake struck Hualien County, in eastern Taiwan, on April 4, 2024. AP Outside one severely damaged ...
Rescue teams Thursday were trying to reach more than 600 people in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake to hit the island in decades, as the number of people injured passed 1,000.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck by an earthquake about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of Hualien City, monitoring agencies said. The quake hit seconds after cell phone alarms went off ...
In the wake of last year’s April 3 earthquake in Taiwan, the Hualien County Government has launched “We Bloom!”, a ...
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years, which has left at least 12 dead.