Last Updated on April 4, 2024, 5:10 AM AST by Anthony Morris
St Kitts and Nevis: PM Drew addressed the occurrence of a massive earthquake in Taiwan. He expressed his concern for the people of the city and citizens of St Kitts and Nevis residing in Taiwan.
Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew took to his official Facebook account stated that he spoke to the Taiwan’s Ambassador, Michael Lin to St Kitts and Nevis to enquire about the consequences of the recently occurred earthquake.
Notably, he stated, “I know it’s 3 in the morning but I had to call our Ambassador to Taiwan to enquire about our citizens there. He reported that all are well. In addition he reported that he had not at the time of our call gotten any official word of deaths. Let’s keep our citizens in or prayers and thank God for keeping them safe. Let’s also pray for all of the people of Taiwan and the wish them well. I will update as we get the official word”.
PM Drew reported that Taiwan has experienced major adversities due to calamity. He updated that 7 deaths have been confirmed, 736 injuries have been reported, and 77 persons have been rescued. He extended prayers to the people of Taiwan and wished that the citizens of St Kitts and Nevis were safe.
Premier Mark Brantley, also updated on his official Facebook account stated, “Please help me extend prayers and well wishes to our brothers and sisters in Taiwan on the tragic loss of life and property in the massive earthquake there. Let us also remember in our prayers those who have been injured and pray for the safety of all including our students in Taiwan. St Kitts and Nevis stands in strong solidarity with Taiwan in this moment of national tragedy”.
According to the information, Taiwan has seen a massive earthquake in 25 years. The calamity caused the buildings to collapse, power outages and landslides on the island.
The earthquake was recorded with a magnitude of 7.2 by Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency and 7.4 by the US.
Reportedly, a large number of tourists and staff got stuck in the mountains of Tarok National Park in Hualien. The local media reported that there were 1000 tourists who got trapped and 3 hikers and one driver died after the rockslide in the park.
The government of Hualien City evacuated the buildings located in dangerous and suspected areas.
The people living in the capital city of Taipei still felt the shock of the earthquake. This made the citizens more scared.
The consequences of this earthquake anticipated the occurrence of tsunami warnings in southern Japan and the Philippines.
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