I-TAIPEI, eTaiwan - Inyikima enamandla ye-6.4-magnitude yazamazama eningizimu yeTaiwan ngoLwesine, eyenza umonakalo omkhulu kunye nokuphazamisa unxibelelwano olujikeleze isiqithi. Iingxelo zeendaba zasekuhlaleni zithi abantu abaninzi benzakele.
Inyikima yayisembindini wesithili saseKaohsiung, yaza yabetha kubunzulu obumalunga neekhilomitha ezi-3.1 (5 km). I-Kaohsiung imalunga neekhilomitha ezingama-249 (iikhilomitha ezingama-400) emazantsi ekomkhulu iTaipei.
Akukho silumkiso ngetsunami sikhutshiweyo.
U-Kuo Kai-wen, umlawuli weZiko le-Seismology ye-Weather Bureau's, uthe inyikima yaseTaiwan yayinganxulumananga ngokwejoloji nesaqhwithi esihlasele iChile kwimpelaveki esibulala abantu abangaphezu kwama-800.
Kwisixeko esisemazantsi eTaiwan, iTainan, kwaqhambuka umlilo kumzi-mveliso wempahla yamalaphu kamsinya nje emva kwenyikima yangoLwesine, kwaphuma umsi omkhulu ophuma emoyeni. Ubuncinci uloliwe omnye kumazantsi eTaiwan uye wasuka kancinci kwimizila yakhe, kwaye abasemagunyeni banqumamisa inkonzo kuwo wonke lo mmandla. Inkonzo kaloliwe engaphantsi komhlaba kwisixeko saseKaohsiung yaphazamiseka okwexeshana.
Ukucima kombane kwabetha iTaipei kunye nobuncinci idolophu enye emazantsi, kwaye inkonzo yomnxeba kwezinye iindawo zaseTaiwan yayichanekile.
Izakhiwo zashukuma kwikomkhulu xa kwaqhambuka inyikima.
Indawo eyaqala kuyo le nyikima yayikufuphi nedolophu yaseJiashian, kwakuloo ngingqi yantlithwa yinkanyamba ngoAgasti odluleyo. Igosa laseKaohsiung County lixelele iindaba ze-CTI zeTV ukuba ezinye izindlu zexeshana edolophini zawa ngenxa yenyikima.
UMphathiswa wezoKhuselo uthe amajoni athunyelwe eJiashian ukuya kunika ingxelo ngomonakalo.
I-CTI ibike ukuba umntu omnye wenzakala ngokuphakathi ngokuwa kwenkunkuma e-Kaohsiung, kwaye omnye umfazi walaliswa esibhedlele emva kokuwa kodonga kwi-scooter yakhe kwisixeko esisezantsi saseChiayi. Kwakhona eChiayi, umntu omnye wenzakaliswe ngumthi owawayo, i-Arhente yeNdaba ephethwe ngurhulumente yathi.
Isithethi sikaMongameli waseTaiwan uMa Ying-jeou uthe abasemagunyeni bayalelwe ukuba balandele imeko yenyikima ngokusondeleyo kwaye bathathe amanyathelo okunciphisa umonakalo kunye nokugxothwa.
Iinyikima zihlala zihlasela iTaiwan kodwa uninzi zincinci kwaye zibangela umonakalo omncinci okanye akukho monakalo.
Noko ke, inyikima eyayisisi-7.6 kumbindi weTaiwan ngowe-1999 yabulala abantu abangaphezu kwama-2,300 2006. Ngowama-6.7 inyikima enomthamo oyi-XNUMX kumazantsi eKaohsiung yaqhawula iintambo zangaphantsi kolwandle yaza yaphazamisa inkonzo yefowuni ne-Intanethi kwizigidi zabantu kulo lonke elaseAsia.
