TaipeicTypeface:> Hundreds of people were evacuated on Sunday from unsafe locations in the Taroko National Park in eastern Taiwan, which was seriously affected by Wednesday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake.
The national park, the world’s largest marble canyon, is located in the eastern city of Hualien, near the epicentre of the quake. Roads in mountainous areas were damaged by multiple landslides. Several sections have since been rapidly repaired in order to evacuate hundreds of tourists and residents stuck in the park.
On Saturday and Sunday, more than 400 stranded people were taken out by helicopter or road. Only 38 people have been allowed to stay to carry out duties at the park, including at a hotel, an activity centre, a power station, and a Catholic church. (DPA)
