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.
Amid the sudden increase in temperature, the Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu makes special arrangements for the elephants to cope with the heat.
After a powerful 7.4 earthquake rocked Huwalien City on Wednesday, claiming four lives, leaving at least 57 injured and rattling scores of buildings, the local authorities swung into rescue operations in the affected areas, Focus Taiwan reported.
The Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at M.R. Palayam in Tiruchirappalli is making arrangements for the elephants to cope with the increasing temperatures in summer.
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