One person died and nine people had minor injuries, Taiwan's Emergency Operations Center said.
The Associated PressFirefighters search for trapped victims in a collapsed residential building following the earthquake in Yuli township in Hualien County, southeastern Taiwan, on Sunday.The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island's southeastern coast since Saturday evening, when a 6.4 quake struck the same area. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.
In nearby Yuli town, a cement factory worker died and the three-storey building, which had a 7-Eleven 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 five-year-old daughter.
More than 7,000 households were reported without power in Yuli, and water pipes were also damaged. Shelves and musical instruments fell over at the Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church and a long crack ran down its floor. Outside, the pavement was broken into slabs of concrete.
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