Chinese media cited information from the Taiwan Disaster Response Center and local media as saying that aftershocks continuously occurred around the earthquake area, affecting safety and disaster relief progress. enjoy. According to statistics from the Taiwan Meteorological Agency, as of 12:27 on April 5, there had been 492 earthquakes and aftershocks with epicenters in Hualien district and offshore near this district.
The scene of the earthquake in Taiwan on April 3. Photo: Chinanews
To date, Taiwan is still urgently carrying out rescue work after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the island 2 days ago. Taiwan’s fire department said about 100 buildings were damaged across Taiwan and half of them were in Hualien district, the area near the epicenter and hardest hit. Rescue teams also rushed to rescue people trapped and missing due to earthquakes and landslides in this area.
Island leader Tsai Ing-wen urged people to avoid going to mountainous areas unless absolutely necessary, due to the risk of landslides, especially during the four-day Qingming holiday from April 4.
On the evening of April 4, TSMC, the world’s largest chip manufacturer in Taiwan, announced that it had restored operations to more than 80% of its capacity. Although a small number of equipment in a few plants broke down and affected part-line production, major machinery, including all extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment, was spared. damaged.
Xinhua news agency quoted information from the island’s economic agency as saying that only 337 out of nearly 373,000 households were without power. The reason is because the road collapsed so it was impossible to get in for repairs. The number of households losing water is just over 2,800 out of a total of more than 163,000 households.