HUALIEN (Taiwan) — When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's scenic and largely rural east coast county of Hualien on Wednesday (April 3), local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar temblor six years before.
HUALIEN — When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan 's scenic and largely rural east coast county of Hualien on Wednesday , local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar temblor six years before.When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan 's scenic and largely rural east coast county of Hualien on Wednesday , local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar temblor six years before.
Since the 2018 earthquake of magnitude 6.4, in which seven people died, Mr Chang said local authorities have strengthened coordination with government units and non-governmental organisations for disaster response and relief. More than 100 people were killed in an earthquake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a 7.3 magnitude quake killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.
Yet Mr Tai Yun-fa, a structural engineer who runs Taiwan's Alfa Safe that develops quake-resistant building materials, said that while a tightening of building codes had helped better prepare the island for disaster, some developers were still cutting corners. Taiwan has another compelling reason to ready its response — the potential for attack from China, which has been ramping up military and political pressure to try and force Taiwan's democratically-elected government to give in to Beijing's sovereignty claims.
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs, which only began operating in 2022 and has been leading the charge to ensure the resilience of communication networks, reported largely unaffected networks after the latest quake, especially internet services.
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