In photos: Major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan
At least seven people were killed and hundreds injured in Taiwan after a powerful earthquake rocked the island during morning rush hour Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island as well as parts of southern Japan, the Philippines and China.
Rescue team work at a damaged building following a magnitude-7.4 earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan.LAM YIK FEI/The New York Times News Service
Workers carry out operations at the site where a building collapsed following an earthquake, in Hualien, Taiwan.WALID BERRAZEG/Reuters
Search and rescue personnel look for survivors in a damaged building following a magnitude-7.4 earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan.LAM YIK FEI/The New York Times News Service
Rescue personnel prepare to enter a damaged building in Hualien, Taiwan.LAM YIK FEI/The New York Times News Service
Bottles strewn on the floor of a supermarket in Yilan, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.-/Getty Images
Emergency workers rescue a survivor from a damaged building in New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan.-/Getty Images
Landslides along the coast in Hualien, Taiwan, following a magnitude-7.4 earthquake.LAM YIK FEI/The New York Times News Service
Rocks lay on the road and stop the traffic after falling off from the cliff in Yilan, Taiwan.Annabelle Chih/Getty Images
Search and rescue personnel inside a damaged building following a magnitude-7.4 earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan.LAM YIK FEI/The New York Times News Service
A search and rescue team rests near a leaning building following in Hualien, Taiwan.LAM YIK FEI/The New York Times News Service
Rescue workers searching for survivors at the damaged Uranus Building in Hualien.STR/Getty Images
Residents rescue a child from a partially collapsed building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan.The Associated Press
Photo from the Hualien Fire Department shows members of a rescue team searching for survivors in a damaged building in Hualien.Supplied/Getty Images
A damaged building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.-/Getty Images
Rescue workers searching for survivors trapped in a damaged building in New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.-/Getty Images
Passengers wait to board a southbound train as some train services were suspended in the aftermath of an earthquake in Taipei, Taiwan.Chiang Ying-ying/The Associated Press
Students evacuate to the playground at a school in Xiamen, in eastern China's Fujian province, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan.STR/Getty Images