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Travellers wait at Taichung high-speed rail station for services delayed by the quake to resume. Reuters
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The Kaoliao bridge in Hualien county collapsed following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan. AFP
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A jagged tear in a road after the quake hit Yuli township. EPA
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A woman stares over the edge of the collapsed Kaoliao bridge. EPA
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Workers use cranes to take down a collapsed building in Yuli township. AFP
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Rescuers carry equipment from the rubble of a collapsed shop. EPA
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A survivor is pulled to safety from the wreckage. AFP
Firefighters in the wreckage of a collapsed building. AP
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The floor of the Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church in Yuli is cracked after the 6.9-magnitude quake. AP
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A train near Yuli was derailed by the tremor. AFP
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Buildings damaged by the earthquake. AP
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A survivor is pulled from a collapsed building. AP
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Firefighters rescue victims. AP
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The rescue operation at a convenience store in Yuli that collapsed, trapping two people, who were saved. AP
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A bridge damaged by the tremors. EPA
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This building in Yuli was toppled by the earthquake. AP
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Travellers wait at Taichung high-speed rail station for services delayed by the quake to resume. Reuters
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The Kaoliao bridge in Hualien county collapsed following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan. AFP
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A jagged tear in a road after the quake hit Yuli township. EPA
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A woman stares over the edge of the collapsed Kaoliao bridge. EPA
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Workers use cranes to take down a collapsed building in Yuli township. AFP
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Rescuers carry equipment from the rubble of a collapsed shop. EPA
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A survivor is pulled to safety from the wreckage. AFP
Firefighters in the wreckage of a collapsed building. AP
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The floor of the Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church in Yuli is cracked after the 6.9-magnitude quake. AP
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A train near Yuli was derailed by the tremor. AFP
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Buildings damaged by the earthquake. AP
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A survivor is pulled from a collapsed building. AP
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Firefighters rescue victims. AP
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The rescue operation at a convenience store in Yuli that collapsed, trapping two people, who were saved. AP
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A bridge damaged by the tremors. EPA
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This building in Yuli was toppled by the earthquake. AP
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Travellers wait at Taichung high-speed rail station for services delayed by the quake to resume. Reuters
Japan tsunami alert passes after 6.9-magnitude earthquake off Taiwan
Waves as high as one metre were expected to develop
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