A recent earthquake in Taiwan, the strongest in 25 years, caused significant damage, killing 10 and injuring 1,067 people as of the latest reports.
The initial quake, which struck the country’s east coast on Wednesday, measured 7.4 on the Richter scale. It was followed by several strong aftershocks, and tremors were felt across the island.
Rescue operations managed to save 75 people from highway tunnels, but as of this writing, 96 people are still trapped and 48 more are remain missing.
“I’ve grown accustomed to (earthquakes). But today was the first time I was scared to tears by an earthquake,” one Taipei resident told The Associated Press. ”I was awakened by the earthquake. I had never felt such intense shaking before.”
“I was just getting out of bed when a clothes rack and a low cabinet fell over,” a Hualien resident told BBC Chinese. “It kept getting stronger, and I started worrying about our belongings at home. Fortunately, apart from the motorcycle tipping over, the damage was minimal.”
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Man Swimming During Taiwan Earthquake
In the aftermath of the Taiwan earthquake, several harrowing videos surfaced showing the impact of the massive natural disaster.
Perhaps while not a video of the exact devastation, one clip emerged as a viral trend by showing just how powerful the planet can be during such events.
The video shows a man apparently caught swimming in a pool when the earthquake strikes.
The shaking, the swaying, and the waves are simply an incredible sight to see.
🚨#WATCH New footage captured someone swimming in a pool when the powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 3, 2024
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Witness new footage of a man swimming in a pool when a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes. This took place in Taipei, Taiwan, causing violent… pic.twitter.com/FbV5s1lEmX
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Biggest Quake Since 1999
It isn’t quite the same as some of the videos of the Taiwan earthquake showing buildings shaking, bridges swaying, and people running for shelter, but it is wild nonetheless.
As of this writing, the video of the man swimming during the earthquake has been viewed over 12 million times on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
You really have to hand it to this man. He remains remarkably calm considering the chaos he’s currently enveloped in.
In another crazy video involving the Taiwan earthquake, this building is seen with water from a rooftop swimming pool cascading down the side like a waterfall.
Water from a rooftop swimming pool hurtling down a skyscraper during powerful earthquake in Taiwan pic.twitter.com/RlCAriNovD
— Domenico (@AvatarDomy) April 3, 2024
This recent earthquake is considered the largest in Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake.
That one had a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale. It killed 2,415 people while injuring another 11,305.
Please pray for all those affected by this devastating natural disaster.
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