Seventy people are trapped in a mining area in the Heping district in northern central Taiwan after the country was rocked by its strongest earthquake in 25 years, Taiwan’s National Fire Agency (NFA) has said.
Another six people are stranded in a mining area in the Zhonghe district southwest of the capital Taipei, according to the NFA.
The devastating quake has seen landslides crashing down from mountainous areas and tens of thousands left without power.
Wednesday morning experienced magnitude 7.2, Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said.
The US Geological Survey estimated it to be 7.4, while Japan’s meteorological agency reported it as 7.7.
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