Malaysian man trapped under rubble after rockfall in eastern Taiwan’s Taroko Gorge
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/04/18
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Facebook image of tourist injured by rockslide.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County, two tourists have been reported injured in Taroko Gorge, including a Malaysian man who is currently still pinned beneath rocks.
A woman surnamed Ma (馬) and a Malaysian man were struck by falling rocks when the earthquake struck. The woman reportedly suffered injuries to her head, while the man’s lower body became pinned beneath the rocks, and rescuers are working on extricating him, reported CNA.
Police said that the site of the rockfall was one kilometer from the starting point of the Lushui Trail. Ma confirmed that the man was a Malaysian national and is still being tended to by rescuers on the scene, reported UDN.
The fire department said that it has already directed rock breakers and power generators to be brought into the area to help with rescue efforts. [FULL STORY]