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Destroyed Homes and Derailed Trains: Massive 7.2 Earthquake Devastates Taiwan

This handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2022 by the Taitung County Fire Bureau shows firefighters moving a person during a rescue operation at the site of a collapsed building after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, in Yuli township, Hualien County. – A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on September 18, bringing at least three buildings down in a small town and tearing up roads — but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed.1/8This handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2022 by the Taitung County Fire Bureau shows firefighters moving a person during a rescue operation at the site of a collapsed building after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, in Yuli township, Hualien County. – A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on September 18, bringing at least three buildings down in a small town and tearing up roads — but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed.© AFP 2022 / Taiwan Railways AdministrationThis handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2022 by the Taiwan Railways Administration shows a derailed train after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, at Dongli Station in Hualien. – A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on September 18, bringing at least three buildings down in a small town and tearing up roads — but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed.2/8This handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2022 by the Taiwan Railways Administration shows a derailed train after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, at Dongli Station in Hualien. – A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on September 18, bringing at least three buildings down in a small town and tearing up roads — but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed.© AP Photo / Hualien City GovernmentIn this photo provided by Hualien City Government, a trapped victim is carried on a stretcher as the victim was found and rescued by firefighters from a collapsed building in Yuli township, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks at a station.3/8In this photo provided by Hualien City Government, a trapped victim is carried on a stretcher as the victim was found and rescued by firefighters from a collapsed building in Yuli township, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks at a station.© AP Photo / Hualien County Fire DepartmentThis photo provided by Hualien County fire department show a collapsed residential building following earthquake in Yuli township in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. A 7-11 convenience store was at the first floor of the collapse building. A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks at a station.4/8This photo provided by Hualien County fire department show a collapsed residential building following earthquake in Yuli township in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. A 7-11 convenience store was at the first floor of the collapse building. A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks at a station.© AFP 2022 / Taitung County Fire BureauThis handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2022 by the Taitung County Fire Bureau shows firefighters during a rescue operation at the site of a collapsed building after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, in Yuli township, Hualien County. – A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on September 18, bringing at least three buildings down in a small town and tearing up roads — but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed. 5/8This handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2022 by the Taitung County Fire Bureau shows firefighters during a rescue operation at the site of a collapsed building after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, in Yuli township, Hualien County. – A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on September 18, bringing at least three buildings down in a small town and tearing up roads — but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed. © AP Photo / Hualien City GovernmentIn this photo provided by Hualien City Government, firefighters are seen at a collapsed building during a rescue operation following an earthquake in Yuli township, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks at a station.6/8In this photo provided by Hualien City Government, firefighters are seen at a collapsed building during a rescue operation following an earthquake in Yuli township, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks at a station.© AFP 2022 / Taiwan Railways AdministrationThis handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2022 by the Taiwan Railways Administration shows a damaged train platform after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, at Dongli Station in Hualien. – A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on September 18, bringing at least three buildings down in a small town and tearing up roads — but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed. 7/8This handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2022 by the Taiwan Railways Administration shows a damaged train platform after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, at Dongli Station in Hualien. – A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on September 18, bringing at least three buildings down in a small town and tearing up roads — but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed. © AP Photo / Hualien County Fire DepartmentThis photo provided by Hualien County fire department show firefighters in the search for trapped victims in a collapsed residential building following earthquake in Yuli township in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks at a station.8/8This photo provided by Hualien County fire department show firefighters in the search for trapped victims in a collapsed residential building following earthquake in Yuli township in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks at a station.

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