Death toll rises to 16 following Taiwan quake as reconstruction starts
Release time：2024-05-21 06:44:49 Source：Global Grid news portal
-
(Xinhua) 10:05, April 11, 2024
TAIPEI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in China's Taiwan has risen to 16, local authorities and media said on Wednesday, adding that the earthquake response has now shifted from emergency relief to recovery and reconstruction.
Three more bodies were found on Wednesday but their identities are yet to be confirmed.
At 7:58 a.m. on April 3, the earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien County. The quake has also resulted in 1,155 people injured, with three still missing.
As of Wednesday, the earthquake has caused a total of 80.96 million new Taiwan dollars (about 2.53 million U.S. dollars) in damage to agricultural products as well as private and public facilities, with Hualien County suffering severe losses, according to statistics from the island's agricultural authorities.
- Previous：The unstoppable duo of Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos
- Next：Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
Related articles
- Insider Q&A: CIA's chief technologist's cautious embrace of generative AI
- King Charles' portrait painter Jonathan Yeo admits not everyone will like the 'fiery' painting
- FIFA urges soccer bodies to mandate racism as an offense. Players to flag abuse with crossed hands
- Mosque attack in northern Nigeria leaves 8 people dead. Police say the motive was a family dispute
- Company wins court ruling to continue development of Michigan factory serving EV industry
- Top tennis players say they're playing too much because the tournaments are too long
- FIFA urges soccer bodies to mandate racism as an offense. Players to flag abuse with crossed hands
- West Virginia candidate hospitalized after being bitten by snakes while removing campaign signs
- Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
- China and India's 'stone age' border battle: Astonishing never
- Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
- Rose Zhang withdraws from LPGA tournament due to illness
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
- Children are evacuated from school 'during an exam' after threat made via email
- Monaco to host the start of the 2026 Spanish Vuelta
- Prestigious £49,800
- Scheffler, Spieth, McIlroy all going for different slices of history when they tee it up at PGA
- Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism
- The Biden administration is planning more changes to quicken asylum processing for new migrants
Random recommendation
- Copyright © 2024 Powered by Death toll rises to 16 following Taiwan quake as reconstruction starts ,Global Grid news portal sitemap