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Tuesday, September 28, 1999 Published at 19:52 GMT 20:52 UK
World: Asia-Pacific
Taiwan earthquake: Full coverage
- Economy may withstand quake
- The quake: images of devastation
- China responds with aid
- Earthquake 'unusual,' say scientists
"It is pictures, not words, that best describe what happened here": BBC's Peter Biles reports.
"The mood is one of shock and disbelief": BBC's Jill McGivering reports.
Eyewitness
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People who witnessed the earthquake have been telling of their experiences in emails to BBC News Online: Read their accounts.
"An agonising wait for relatives": The BBC's Adam Brookes"Rubble in the hallway": Eyewitness David BaileyEarthquake zone
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The quake has killed hundreds, but the island managed to avoid the devastation recently seen in Turkey because of strict rules for constructing new buildings.
- China and Taiwan: No 'seismic shift' in the East
- Taiwan: on top of the earth's Ring of Fire
- Earthquake deaths trebled in 1998
- Turkey earthquake: Full coverage
"Experts say there's no connection between this quake and the one in Turkey": The BBC's Christine McGourty reports"Taiwan compares well with Turkey": Walter Mooney of the US Geological Survey
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