A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred in Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. local time.
Joyce Huang, Ellie Kaufman, Danielle Jennings, Karson Yiu and Kevin ShalveyAt least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 others were injured on Wednesday in the most powerful earthquake to strike Taiwan in 25 years, the Taiwanese government said.
Among the trapped are at least 71 miners in two different rock quarries in cement factory areas, according to the Taiwanese Ministry of Health and Welfare. Of the trapped, 64 are in Heping Mine and seven miners are trapped in Zhonghe Mine Heren Mining area. At noon, emergency personnel said there were 57 injuries reported across the island. By 2 p.m., the number of injuries climbed to 711, emergency officials said. The figure jumped to 821 by the time authorities released their 4:30 p.m. update and climbed again to 934 injured by 6 p.m., officials said.At least 317 of the injured were in Taipei and New Taipei City, cities about 80 to 100 miles from the epicenter, officials said.
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