The number of deaths has reached nine, with 1,038 injured, 96 trapped, and 52 missing, as per the Central Emergency Operation Center following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake centered in Hualien that struck Taiwan on Wednesday morning.
The casualties, all reported in Hualien, encompass four victims in Taroko Gorge, two near the Dachingshui and Huide tunnels, one in a residential building in Hualien City, and one in the Hejen mining area, with most resulting from rockfalls.