This Thursday, Taiwan increased its death toll to ten A strong earthquake rocked the island’s east coast yesterday, leaving 1,067 people injured and another 698 stranded or incommunicado, state news agency CNA reported.

Authorities do not rule out that the number of victims will increase as Around 140 people remain trapped in different areas.

According to the latest data from the Emergency Response Center, The earthquake caused 2,523 incidents of varying severity. around the island, most of them in eastern Hualien County, the “epicenter” of the earthquake.

This Thursday, emergency crews discovered the tenth dead. 65 year old man buried with stones on a trail in Taroko National Park, where most of the people affected by the earthquake are located.

Several rescuers had to walk to the park. due to the poor condition of roads and pathsand they are expected to find the stranded bystanders in the next few hours.

General, Across the island, 961 people were evacuated. and 619 people had to be relocated to 31 housing units.

The earthquake, measuring 7.2 according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Agency (CWA) and 7.4 according to the US Geological Survey, struck the sea at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday (2358 GMT Tuesday). specifically, 25 kilometers southeast of Hualien.

Tremors were also felt in industrial activity: factories were paralyzed as a precaution. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), one of the world’s largest microchip manufacturers and supplier to Apple and Nvidia, After a complete shutdown, the company reactivated 70 percent of its equipment.

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The earthquake is the strongest Taiwan has experienced since September 21, 1999, when a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck. It ended the lives of more than 2,400 people.

Taiwan is located at the junction of the Philippine and Eurasian plates, so Earthquakes often occur on the island.

(according to information from EFE And Aristegui News)