When the earthquake in Taiwan killed 14 people – BBC Russian

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Image caption Some of the buildings on the island of dangerous twitched

An earthquake measuring 6.4 killed at least 14 people in Taiwan, rescuers specify island. Under the blow fell metropolis Tainan – the fourth most populous city of Taiwan, where some multi-storey buildings collapsed

About 30 people are still under the rubble 17-storey residential building.. More than 500 residents of the south of the island suffered.

The earthquake occurred about four am local time (20:00 GMT Friday), when most people were at home. For the first stimulus followed by five more.

The center was located at a depth of 10 km, while seismologists recorded six tremors.

The island is located in a seismically active region, often experiencing an earthquake.

The last major earthquake occurred there in 1999, its magnitude was 7.6. Disaster victims then become more than 2.3 thousand people.