Mega bridge in Taiwan wrecked by 6.9-magnitude earthquake | Video

Drone footage confirmed the Gaoliao bridge in Taiwan mendacity in items, as sections broke aside and crumbled following a 6.9 magnitude earthquake.

An aerial view reveals the collapsed Gaoliao bridge in jap Taiwan’s Hualien county following a 6.9 magnitude earthquake (AFP picture)

A 600-metre lengthy bridge in southeastern Taiwan was utterly wrecked after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the self-ruled island on Sunday.

Drone footage confirmed the Gaoliao bridge within the jap Hualien county mendacity in items, as sections broke aside and crumbled because of the sturdy tremors.

Drone footage of the collapse of the Gaoliao Bridge in Hualien County helps to point out the dimensions of destruction after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, damaging buildings and triggering tsunami warnings https://t.co/v8nUayI7OA pic.twitter.com/mrdWTkmeit

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WATCH: Massive earthquake on Sunday brought on the collapse of Bridge in Hualien in Taiwan

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One individual was killed and round 146 others wounded when the quake, measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale, jolted the Chishang township space within the sparsely populated southeastern a part of Taiwan on Sunday.

The highly effective quake toppled buildings and derailed practice carriages within the rural belt. A tsunami warning was additionally issued, although it was later withdrawn.

The quake could possibly be felt throughout Taiwan, the nation’s climate bureau mentioned. Buildings shook briefly in capital Taipei, and aftershocks have continued to jolt the island.

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