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Taiwan’s first responders are searching through the rubble for survivors after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck Taiwan on Sunday.
Taiwan’s seismic watchdog said the quake struck at a depth of about four miles off the southeastern coast of the island. The agency has reported dozens of aftershocks in the hours since the initial quake.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the threat of a tsunami hitting Japan has passed, according to NBC News.
Images in eastern Hualien County, Taiwan, show at least one collapsed building, with firefighters and other first responders trying to save those trapped inside.
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There are no official reports of injuries or deaths from the earthquake in Taiwan, but reports say at least one person has died and 79 others have been injured.
There was damage such as the collapse of a convenience store building in Hualien County, the Gaolio Bridge, and the derailment of trains. According to the South China Morning Post, authorities rescued three people who had fallen off the bridge after the quake broke it apart.
Firefighters say they also saved a 39-year-old woman and her 5-year-old daughter from a collapsed convenience store.
The tragedy comes days after Taiwan offered to send first responders to aid Chinese firefighters trying to rescue people trapped in the aftermath of a magnitude-6.8 earthquake in early September. A week later.
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However, the Chinese government has not responded to the offer, and Beijing has yet to comment on Sunday’s quake.