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Two Killed as Strong Quake Jolts Taiwan

Two people have been killed after an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale rocked Taiwan on May 1.

 

Fire department officials said the victims were found in a van, crushed by a large rock rolling down a mountain at the Taroko Gorge, a popular tourist spot in eastern Hualian County.

 

Traffic to the scenic spot was partially halted by landslides. The tremor hit at 4 pm local time with an epicenter 7.4 kilometers west of the county.

 

The island suffered its worst earthquake in a century on September 21, 1999, when one measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck central Taiwan, leaving 2,400 people dead.

 

The Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits has sent a letter of condolences to victims of the quake.

 

(cri.com May 2, 2004)

Strong Earthquake Jolts Taiwan
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