The 6.8-magnitude quake was the largest among dozens to hit the island’s southeast coast since Saturday afternoon, when a 6.4 earthquake hit the same area. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries. Most of the damage appeared to be north of the epicenter, which Taiwan’s central meteorological office said was in the city of Chishang at a relatively shallow depth of four miles. The three-story building, which had a 7-11 convenience store on the ground floor and residences above, collapsed in the nearby town of Iuli, according to the island’s Central News Agency. The 70-year-old owner of the building and his wife were rescued first, but it took longer to reach a 39-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter. A photo released by the Hualien city government shows the girl lying on a blanket and being handed a metal ladder from the top of the wreckage by helmeted rescuers in orange suits. A five-year-old girl is rescued from the building that collapsed in July. Photo: AP The top two floors of the building were left sprawled across a small street on the other side, with power lines trailing down from the fallen structure. More than 7,000 households were reported without power in July and water pipes were also damaged. Police and firefighters responded to a collapsed bridge on a two-lane road in a rural area of the same city where three people and one or more vehicles may have fallen, according to media reports. Also in July, a landslide trapped nearly 400 tourists on a mountain famous for the orange lilies that cover its slopes at this time of year, the Central News Agency reported. They had no electricity and a weak cell phone signal. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Debris from a canopy falling on a platform at Dongli station in Fuli, between Yuli and the epicenter of the earthquake in Chishang, hit a passing train, derailing six cars, the Central News Agency reported, citing the railway administration. None of the 20 passengers were injured. The tremor was felt on the island’s northern tip in the capital, Taipei. In the city of Taoyuan, west of Taipei and 130 miles north of the epicenter, a man was injured when a roof collapsed on the fifth floor of a sports center. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for several southern Japanese islands near Taiwan, but later lifted it.
