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2016 southern Taiwan earthquake

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On 9 February 2016, Tainan District Court approved prosecutors' request to detain three executives of a now-defunct Weiguan developer company that built the collapsed Weiguan Jinlong apartment complex. The prosecutors detained Lin Ming-hui (林明輝), former chairman of the Weiguan company, as well as two
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said that safety checks of old buildings and urban renewal will be the top priority of her administration, later stating that Taiwan has become a developed society that demands improved public infrastructure and better quality of life. When meeting with the quake victims treated at hospital, Tsai
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allocated NT$ 25 billion for the reconstruction after the damaged caused by the earthquake. The government will also provide rent assistance and banks will provide interest-free long-term loans. The government will also release report on land around Taiwan affected by
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resulting in death. Reuters reported that witnesses saw large rectangular cooking-oil cans packed inside wall cavities of the collapsed apartment building, apparently having been used as building material, while Taiwan media reported the presence of
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Hotels around Tainan provided temporary free rooms for earthquake survivors to stay in. Restaurant owners setup temporary kitchens to provide hot foods for rescue workers and relatives of the people who are still trapped under the building rubble.
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who died a few hours later in a hospital. Officials reported that 397 people were rescued, with 104 of them taken to a hospital. More than 500 people in total were injured from a disaster that struck during the most important family holiday in the
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provided advice on the search and rescue efforts. Rescuers used sensors to detect signs of life and avoided using heavy machinery for fear of further collapsing the rubble and potentially trapping any survivors. On 13 February 2016, Tainan Mayor
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starting Saturday due to damage to the train power systems and extensive damage to its tracks north of Tainan. Later in the day, THSR made an announcement that the service between Taichung and
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To assist with post-earthquake relief and reconstruction efforts, Japan donated US$ 1 million, United States pledged US$ 500,000, and China donated 2 million yuan (approx. 310077.52 USD).
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were dispatched for the rescue efforts consisting of 810 personnel, 11 medical teams, 24 search and rescue teams and 38 vehicles. The Army Command Headquarters in
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and Yunglin Healthcare Foundation donated NT$ 100 million each. Lin Rung San Foundation of Culture and Social Welfare pledged NT$ 100 million for the victims.
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had launched six regional emergency operation centers. The last survivors, a woman and her niece, were found 60 hours after the earthquake.
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sent two helicopters to survey the damaged areas. Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital dispatched 30 medical personnel to Tainan. Gen.
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said that the earthquake triggered its plant safety measures to shut down the machines and that they would need recalibrating afterwards.
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sent more than 1,000 volunteers to 15 locations in Tainan with blankets, winter bedding, clothes and food for the earthquake survivors.
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and Macau Red Cross have pledged US$ 303,030 and US$ 50,000 respectively. In addition, some Taiwanese and foreign celebrities, like
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A total of 34 historical buildings around Taiwan were damaged, in which 23 of them are located in Tainan. Public Work Bureau of
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had been turned into a temporary shelter that could accommodate up to 1,400 people left homeless by the quake.
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put on a lighting display on Saturday night to pay tribute to the earthquake victims. Tennis athletes
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due to the traveling wave was strongly amplified, thus creating more devastating effects in Tainan.
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and hand warmers were also distributed to the traffic police around the collapsed building.
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mobilized more than 100 employees and volunteers to help with the relief efforts, while the
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promised that rescue efforts will continue and that rescue teams will not give up hope.
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at its Tainan factory were damaged, although it did not affect much of its shipment.
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has cancelled his original itinerary and is expected to head to Tainan as well. The
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after the quake, but since then has restored the electricity to most of the houses.
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other former executives Chang Kui-an (張奎安) and Cheng Chin-kui (鄭進貴), on charges of
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discovered 314 broken bridges in the city and 5 of them deemed unusable anymore.
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in Kaohsiung City. The earthquake waves traveled northwest from the epicenter to
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have occurred. The earthquake was the deadliest earthquake in Taiwan since the
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declared the search and rescue mission for the earthquake victims was over.
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reported that about 400,000 households were left without water supply.
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coordinated the rescue efforts and is expected to head to Tainan.
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The collapsed 17-story Weiguan Jinlong residential building at
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donated one month of his salary to the earthquake victims.
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Deadly earthquake centered north of Pingtung City, Taiwan
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donated NT$ 1 million to the earthquake relief efforts.
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also set up emergency response minutes after the quake.
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initially reported that 168,000 households experienced
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National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering
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indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
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2016 southern Taiwan earthquake is located in Taiwan
UTC
ISC
611838796
ANSS
ComCat
Mw
22°56′N 120°35′E / 22.94°N 120.59°E / 22.94; 120.59
MMI VII (Very strong)
g
cm/s
local time
earthquake
moment magnitude
Pingtung City
Taiwan
Meinong District
Kaohsiung
Mercalli intensity scale
Yongkang District
Gueiren District
aftershocks
1999 Jiji earthquake
Ring of Fire
Eurasian Plate
Philippine Sea Plate
Arc
continental margin
focal mechanism

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