• 8 months ago
Taipei residents were rattled on Wednesday (April 3) morning, after a strong earthquake offshore Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.2 struck the island, knocking out power in several parts of the capital. - REUTERS
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00:00 [BEEPING]
00:03 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:06 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:10 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:12 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:15 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:17 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:19 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:21 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:24 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:27 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:29 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:31 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:32 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:39 It was shaking very violently.
00:41 All the motorcycles outside our house toppled over.
00:44 So I quickly switched off the gas and the electrical source
00:47 and opened the main door.
00:48 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:50 [SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:55 It was shaking like this quite strongly.
00:57 An earthquake hasn't happened in a long time,
00:59 so it felt really terrifying.
01:02 [FOOTSTEPS]
01:04 When I realized it was an earthquake,
01:06 I quickly put on my clothes and shoes.
01:09 Then I dragged the kid down and ran down the stairs.
01:12 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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