Radio Taiwan International
Date: 19 April, 2019
By: Paula Chao
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Taiwan on Thursday. (Photo by the Ministry of Health and Welfare)
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has thanked the international community for its concern for Taiwan following a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck the island on Thursday.
The earthquake has left 17 injured.
Among them is one Malaysian national who was hit by a rock that fell on a hiking trail during the shaking. The man is conscious though he remains in critical condition. Another Taiwanese woman who was also struck by a falling rock is in stable condition.
In the hours after the shaking subsided, expressions of international concern began to arrive. Japan’s representative to Taiwan, Numata Mikio, expressed his sympathies Thursday night, both on Facebook and through the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association.
Meanwhile, on Friday, the American Institute in Taiwan also expressed its sympathies on Facebook. The institute wrote “Taiwan has shown the United States friendship during our times of need and we hope we can support Taiwan during this difficult period.”
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