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A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hit Taiwan's southeastern region Sunday afternoon, causing derailment of train carriage, collapsing of convenience store and trapping of people on a mountain.  Four people who were trapped in the collapsed convenience store in Yuli have already been rescued by the fire department. However, over 600 people are still trapped on the Chike and Liu Shishi mountain as the roads have been blocked. There is no report suggesting any injuries, and rescue operation is on to reopen the roads. A bridge was reported to have collapsed during the quake throwing people and vehicles off the bridge. Three people involved in this incident have been rescued and sent to a hospital.  Over 7000 people are experiencing power cuts in Yuli, while the water pipes have been damaged too. As per the weather department, the earthquake was first reported in Taitung county on Saturday causing no casualties. The quake was felt throughout Taiwan shaking few buildings in the c...

       Source: Google Map Taiwan, for the first time, sent warning message to China by the means of shooting live at drones hovering above its outer islands. The drones, after being shot, have been driven away. Taiwan has been complaining about military intimidation by China, however the latter has dismissed any such behaviour from its side. Although, China has been exercising military drills near Taiwan after US politician Nancy Pelosi made her visit to Taipei.     Increasingly, the Chinese drones have been flying over or near Taiwan's territory. Taiwan has expressed its displeasure over this act and called it a harassment and intrusion by the neighbour.  As per Kinmen Defence Command, three civilian drones were found flying over Kinmen Islands, very close to Xiamen, on the evening of 30th  August. After firing warning flares, the Taiwan military shot live fire at drones, thus, driving them away. Tsai-Ing-Wen, the president of Taiwan, h...