Hualien

The powerful Typhoon Kong-rai, one of the most severe to hit Taiwan in recent years, made landfall at noon in Chongqing (southeast) and has already caused the death of at least one person, while at least 205 people were injured, according to a new report from authorities.

Nine people were freed from a winding cave in Taiwan's mountainous east, while two others were located but feared dead, as rescuers pressed on with their search Friday for those still missing after the island's biggest earthquake in 25 years.

When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's scenic and largely rural east coast county of Hualien on Wednesday, local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar temblor six years before.

A helicopter plucked six miners to safety from a Taiwan quarry Thursday as rescuers worked to free scores of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island's biggest earthquake in a quarter of a century.

A passenger train smashed into a vehicle on its tracks and partially derailed outside a rail tunnel in Taiwan on April 2, and police said at least 34 people were killed and dozens injured. Survivors were climbing out windows and onto roofs to reach safety in the island's worst railway disaster in decades.