After a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan killing over four people and injuring dozens, Bharat on Wednesday issued an advisory for its citizens in Taiwan and issued an emergency helpline number for ‘assistance, guidance, or clarification’.
Taking to X, India Taipei Association (ITA) wrote, “In view of the earthquake striking off the coast of eastern Taiwan during the early hours of Wednesday, 03 April 2024, the following emergency helpline has been setup by India Taipei Association for assistance, guidance, or clarification to all Indian nationals living in Taiwan: Mobile: 0905247906 Email: ad.ita@mea.gov.in.”
The ITA also requested the Bharatiya nationals to follow advisories issued by the local authorities. ‘ITA also requests Bharatiya nationals in Taiwan to share this advisory through their local networks for wider circulation’ it added.
IMPORTANT ADVISORY
In view of the earthquake striking off the coast of eastern Taiwan during the early hours of Wednesday, 03 April 2024, the following emergency helpline has been setup by India Taipei Association for assistance, guidance, or clarification to all Indian…— India Taipei Association 印度台北協會 (@ita_taipei) April 3, 2024
Wednesday’s magnitude-7.4 quake hit just before 8:00 am local time (0000 GMT), with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) putting the epicentre 18 kilometres (11 miles) south of Taiwan’s Hualien City, at a depth of 34.8 kilometres.
‘On an early morning hike three people among a group of seven through the hills that surround the city were crushed to death by boulders loosened by the earthquake’, officials said.
A truck driver died when his vehicle was hit by a landslide as it approached a tunnel in the area. ‘The quake and series of aftershocks was the strongest to shake the island in decades, and warned of more tremors in the days ahead’, said the officials.
‘The earthquake is close to land and it’s shallow. It’s felt all over Taiwan and offshore islands,” said Wu Chien-fu, director of Taipei’s Central Weather Administration’s Seismology Center.
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