Taiwan earthquake: death toll rises to 10, nearly 1,000 injured
(VOVWORLD) -10 people were dead, more than 934 were injured and 56 people were trapped in the rubble as of Wednesday evening after a powerful earthquake jolted eastern Taiwan (China) on Wednesday morning, according to Taiwan's fire department.
 A building was destroyed after an earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, April 4, 2024. Photo: Reuters
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The deaths and stranded cases were reported in Hualien County, which is near the epicenter of the earthquake.
Kuo Kai-wen, former director of the Central Weather Administration Seismological Center, described Wednesday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake as having an energy equivalent to around 32 atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima.
Aftershocks of magnitude 6.5-7 were still possible in the next three or four days, according to a seismologist.