An earthquake with a 6.8 magnitude hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said. It derailed train carriages, caused a convenience store to collapse and trapped hundreds on mountain roads. The weather bureau said the epicentre was in Taitung county, and was followed by a 6.4 magnitude tremor on Saturday evening in the same area, but there were no casualties.
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Southeastern Taiwan hit by strong earthquake, hundreds still trapped
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