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1 killed in 6.8 earthquake that shook Taiwan, trapping people and derailing trains
A rescuer walks past a collapsed building after an earthquake at Yuli Township in Hualien county, eastern Taiwan on September 18, 2022. (Photo by Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images) In nearby Yuli town, a cement factory worker died and the three-story building, which had a 7-11 convenience store on the ground floor and residences above it, collapsed, the island's Central News Agency said.The 70-year-old owner of the building and his wife were rescued first, but it took longer to get to a 39-year-old woman and her 5-year-old daughter.Credit: Hualien County Police Department via StoryfulA photo released by the Hualien city government showed the girl lying on a blanket and being handed down a metal ladder from the top of the debris by helmeted rescue workers in orange uniforms.The top two stories of the building were left sprawled across a small street and onto the other side, with electricity wires pulled down by the fallen structure.More than 7,000 households were reported without power in Yuli, and water pipes were also damaged.