Taiwanese people collected a large amount of charity money and provided support to Japan during the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Noto Earthquake. I will never forget that kindness.
I'm assuming neither of you have been to Taiwan. The quality of buildings there is actually very bad. Newer buildings with built-in seismic protection are in the minority. Hualien, which is often the worst affected area, is a smaller city with old concrete buildings.
@@jonlivesinasia I live in Taiwan and I disagree with you l. If the buildings are not strong, the news you're watching now would be much scarier with lots of deaths.
@psyrmc I have also lived in Taiwan, go there regularly, and am involved in the civil/structural engineering sector. It's good that casualties were minimal, but i dont think its because of any special engineering techniques used in Hualien.Commercial tower blocks across the country may be built with steel frames but the huge majority of Taiwanese residential buildings are still rectangular concrete structures with metal bars on the windows that prevent escape. Only condos built over the last 10-15 years have proper seismic protection.
Your comment made me think of the recent tragedy in Libya. 😢 Building codes, infrastructure funding and political integrity and accountability for such things, matters. "Derna, Libya on the night of 10-11 September 2023, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel. The dam collapses released an estimated 30 million cubic meters (39 million cubic yards) of water, causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks. The floods partially destroyed the city of Derna. As of 18 September, estimates for the number of casualties range from 5,300 to 20,000 people. The event was the second-deadliest dam failure in history," Wikipedia
Alaska has huge earthquakes like this, I was in an 8.2 earthquake a couple of years ago but there aren't any tall buildings to collapse in my hometown. 希望你的家人都是安全健康，也希望地震對你沒有個太大的影響
@@sunnymitra6372 your support does not mean anything as it won't help anyone. Stop with those types of comments as you are just putting more fuel into the fire.
@ A lot like our country. Taiwan's still trying to reform its image after thirty years of fascism, and the US is still trying (poorly) to undo the damages of the Reagan era. And both countries are dominated by center-right politics that occasionally throw social progress a teeny tiny little bone.
@MajlCReiki "thank you for your reporting CNN" ?? 😂😂😂 I know, normally the American news programs don't report on anything that happens outside of America. But everywhere in the rest of the world, it is quite normal for such events to be reported. I think that says it all about America and its way of thinking.
I was there a year ago. I am sorry to hear there were casualties. I was in Hualien as well. Beautiful country and people. Hope they can recover and help those who need it.
Taiwanese society learned from the desperate 921 earthquake that resulted in 2000+ deaths 25 years ago and prepares themselves better for the future catastrophe. This time they lost about 10 people.
@@BlownMacTruck Here's another joke that you might find funny. I thought the leaning tower of Pisa was in Italy. Didn't realize Taiwan has a bunch of leaning towers too.
I’m genuinely curious, why would you pray? I’m assuming you are planning to pray to your God and assuming the same God that allowed the earthquake in the first place. Or wait, is it the same God.
If the deathtoll does not get much higher, it would speak for Taiwans preparedness. With a 7.4 we have seen much more dire situations in other nations.
First take from these video clips is that Taiwan obviously has structures that were built to withstand quakes. A rooftop pool? An elevated highway? A suspension bridge? And lived to tell the story...
I had initially planned to retire at 62, work part-time, and save money, but the impact of high prices on various goods and services has significantly disrupted my retirement plan. I'm worried about whether those who experienced the 2008 financial crisis had it easier than I currently am. The volatility of the stock market is a concern as my income has decreased, and I fear that I won't be able to contribute as much as before, potentially jeopardizing my retirement savings.
The increasing prices have impacted my plan to retire at 62, work part-time, and save for the future. I'm concerned about whether those who navigated the 2008 financial crisis had an easier time than I am currently experiencing. The combination of stock market volatility and a decrease in income is causing anxiety about whether I'll have sufficient funds for retirement.
This is precisely why I like having a portfolio coach guide my day-to-day market decisions: with their extensive knowledge of going long and short at the same time, using risk for its asymmetrical upside and laying it off as a hedge against the inevitable downward turns, their skillset makes it nearly impossible for them to underperform. I've been utilizing a portfolio coach for more than two years, and I've made over $800,000.
Deborah Lynn Dilling ,, a highly respected figure in her field. I suggest delving deeper into her credentials, as she possesses extensive experience and serves as a valuable resource for individuals seeking guidance in navigating the financial market.
I used to work at 何嘉仁 in 内湖 in 1999-2000. I was there during the 921 earthquake. My heart sank when I heard about this news. I miss my little home on 内湖路一段 I miss my life there. 台灣永遠在我的心裏 Stay safe
@user-fi1pw9jh9c Glad you are okay. Earthquakes are terrifying. I have experienced them in Indonesia. It is traumatic. I hope there are not more to follow. I am sorry for the people in your country who have been affected by this. Stay safe.
The damage to roads in these kinds of disasters is a very real concern, and that's why I love the idea of things like what's being worked on by the company in France developing "Flying Whales" which are airships or giant blimps that are able to deliver aid and potentially even carry in mobile field hospitals. Lots of work being done in this field for this exact reason, among others. Tragic day in Taiwan. RIP and condolences to all involved.
Honestly being in a pool during an earthquake may actually be the safest place you can be, unless of course you're in a rooftop pool and the building collapses.
@@elmosweed4985 I support myself. Your “love” isn’t going to help anyone. With or without it the outcome will still be the same for the Taiwanese people.
Well thats utter bullshit. In the face of disaster, help and support from your fellow brother and sister determine the scale of tradgedy, your attitude sucks, if you do not care about other peaple, keep it to yourself. And stop bothering peaple who do.
Imagine being the guy thinking you are 100% safe in the pool only to have everything collapse beneath you seconds later free falling to the streets of Taiwan
I darted out my school dorm after 5 seconds after the earthquake started. I have many experiences of earthquakes and I knew this one was big. But compared to the Tainan earthquake the time span was short. Tainan earthquake was the most severe one that I been through. In that case a hundred people or so died in a building in my neighborhood, a 10 minute drive from my home.
How much developed we become and sky scrapers we build. All could be lost in one earthquake. We are always at mercy of Mother earth. Respect Mothee earth.
4:285:34 That corner building can be viewed pre-earthquake in Street View on Google Maps at No. 24, Kangle St, Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan 970
I guess of all the places to be in an earthquake, in a pool on the top of a building wouldn't be too bad, as long as it has earthquake-resistant foundations.
I grew up in L.A. and the Northridge quake (6.7) in 1994 is the only one that's ever really gotten my attention. Fortunately, it struck at 4:30am, so very few people were on the freeways that collapsed; it was INSANE to go from dead asleep to "OH MY GOD!" in a fraction of a second though. As terrified as my parents and I were, it was crazy to discover that NOTHING happened inside our home (single story, about 10 minutes from LAX); the only evidence afterwards was that about 3 feet of water splashed out of the 9ft deep pool (it kept sloshing about for a really long time). It was quite a different experience for people in the valley (closer to the epicenter) though. My brother (in Van Nuys) woke up in midair after the upward-thrusting quake threw him out of the bed, and his condo suffered some damage (nothing like those leaning buildings though). He was traumatized enough that he moved back in with my parents for the next 3 months. I can't even imagine what these people went through.
@@jrw8942 I DO live in a place where I experienced multiple earthquakes. My point (if you comprehended it) is only THAT one scared the bejeezus out of me.
I was SFO Bay Area when the Loma Prieta hit in Oct of 1989 which was 6.9. Beautiful afternoon than it hit. Didn’t know at first what was happening. I understand what the people of Taiwan are feeling. 😢
You'd think with all the research and money that has gone into earthquake warning systems around the world, this would not have been a surprise, as it seems it was.
Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people today, injuring more than 800, while 50 went missing en route to a national park, authorities said, as rescuers used ladders to bring others to safety. Watch
Props to the techs who installed those big lights in that studio. This is why you cannot skip any safety clip, or redundant wire/strap when placing gear up high. One of those falling on you (in any studio/stage in a disaster) would certainly end or ruin your life.
I live in Shizuoka. We're still waiting for the Great Tokai Earthquake that is now many decades past due. History has it happening several times on average every 200~250 years and with a possible magnitude of 8+. It's hard to tell because an instance in geological time could be anywhere form now to another 100+ years. It's a bit nerve racking.
We were in a canoe on the Shenandoah River years ago, when Virginia had a dramatic earthquake all across the state. We did not know it had happened until we got off the river. I guess a large body of inland water gets less affected.
Footage shows the different terrifying moments people experienced as a powerful earthquake hit Taiwan. The strongest quake in a quarter century struck the East Asian country during rush hour on Wednesday morning. At least nine people have been killed and more than 900 injured while 128 people are still trapped in the aftermath. One clip shows how drivers were rocked back and forth in their cars on a motorway as the ground beneath them swayed from side to side. In the dashcam footage, people can be seen trying to slow down as they slide across lanes. In another video, which begins just after the earthquake has struck, a man swimming in a pool is rocked by the water turning ocean-like with waves. The concrete around the pool gets completely drenched as the water spills out and the lane lines are flung into the air. Other clips show items falling off of people’s shelves, shaking passengers inside a train and badly damaged structures. There are also multiple dramatic videos where huge buildings can be seen toppling over or stuck mid-fall at impossible angles. The quake and aftershocks also caused 24 landslides and damage to 35 roads, bridges and tunnels. Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was 7.2 magnitude while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It struck about 11 miles off of Hualien, on Taiwan's east coast, and was about 21 miles deep. Multiple aftershocks followed. The initial panic after the earthquake quickly faded on the island, which prepares for such events with drills at schools and notices issued via public media and mobile phones. Stephen Gao, a seismologist and professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology, said Taiwan's readiness is among the most advanced in the world, also featuring strict building codes and a world-class seismological network. Earthquakes are fairly common for the Taiwanese. This is because Taiwan lies along the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world's earthquakes occur. By noon, the metro station in the busy northern Taipei suburb of Beitou was again buzzing with people commuting to jobs and people arriving to visit the hot springs or travel the mountain paths at the base of an extinct volcano.
The man in the swimmkng pool reminds me of my son during the earthquake we had when we lived in Los Angeles . Except he was in the bathtub. He wasnt scared and was laughing the whole time.
After seeing their newsroom, could you guys give a tour of your CNN newsroom and interview your facilities manager about the steps you (CNN) takes to protect your people if a tremor hit your newsroom?
Taiwanese people collected a large amount of charity money and provided support to Japan during the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Noto Earthquake. I will never forget that kindness.
Thank you.
Snowflakes take money they didn’t earn they just whine and cry
Thank you ❤
thank you my friend 🙏🙏🙏
CNN real is Nazi , oh my god USA
Good building codes saved a LOT of lives!
seriously, if this happened in Quebec, we would all die.
I'm assuming neither of you have been to Taiwan. The quality of buildings there is actually very bad. Newer buildings with built-in seismic protection are in the minority. Hualien, which is often the worst affected area, is a smaller city with old concrete buildings.
@@jonlivesinasia
I live in Taiwan and I disagree with you l. If the buildings are not strong, the news you're watching now would be much scarier with lots of deaths.
@psyrmc I have also lived in Taiwan, go there regularly, and am involved in the civil/structural engineering sector. It's good that casualties were minimal, but i dont think its because of any special engineering techniques used in Hualien.Commercial tower blocks across the country may be built with steel frames but the huge majority of Taiwanese residential buildings are still rectangular concrete structures with metal bars on the windows that prevent escape. Only condos built over the last 10-15 years have proper seismic protection.
Your comment made me think of the recent tragedy in Libya. 😢
Building codes, infrastructure funding and political integrity and accountability for such things, matters.
"Derna, Libya on the night of 10-11 September 2023, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel. The dam collapses released an estimated 30 million cubic meters (39 million cubic yards) of water, causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks. The floods partially destroyed the city of Derna. As of 18 September, estimates for the number of casualties range from 5,300 to 20,000 people. The event was the second-deadliest dam failure in history," Wikipedia
As a Taiwanese, I really appreciate all those people who support Taiwan after this earthquake. ❤❤
Ok 😂
We support you from India
Stay Strong in these troubled times
Alaska has huge earthquakes like this, I was in an 8.2 earthquake a couple of years ago but there aren't any tall buildings to collapse in my hometown. 希望你的家人都是安全健康，也希望地震對你沒有個太大的影響
@@ghrocker99661 wow, cool story! But I don't remember anyone asking though.
@@sunnymitra6372 your support does not mean anything as it won't help anyone. Stop with those types of comments as you are just putting more fuel into the fire.
Very impressive how well the buildings in Taiwan holds up. Taiwan is a fantastic country
Because Taiwan also had a strong earthquake in 1999, after that, regulations required buildings to be earthquake-proof in Taiwan.
Yah I am fantastic too
As an American, we rock with Taiwan. They don’t bother anyone and their country’s standard of living is great!
Taiwan is not a country, man. Taiwan is a region of China.
The complete opposite of your country then.
@ A lot like our country. Taiwan's still trying to reform its image after thirty years of fascism, and the US is still trying (poorly) to undo the damages of the Reagan era. And both countries are dominated by center-right politics that occasionally throw social progress a teeny tiny little bone.
@@zacanger reagan saved us from socialism/communism/fascism
@@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356You're literally a cat, how are you even typing that
Prayers for Taiwan 🇹🇼🙏
From the US ❤🤍💙
Deepest condolences for those lost, and their loved ones friends and family.
Thank you for your reporting CNN
Thank you man❤❤❤
@MajlCReiki
"thank you for your reporting CNN" ??
😂😂😂
I know, normally the American news programs don't report on anything that happens outside of America.
But everywhere in the rest of the world, it is quite normal for such events to be reported.
I think that says it all about America and its way of thinking.
I was there a year ago. I am sorry to hear there were casualties. I was in Hualien as well. Beautiful country and people. Hope they can recover and help those who need it.
Taiwanese society learned from the desperate 921 earthquake that resulted in 2000+ deaths 25 years ago and prepares themselves better for the future catastrophe. This time they lost about 10 people.
Swimmer: No one told me this was a wave pool 😀
Yeah hilarious 🙄
@@BlownMacTruck Here's another joke that you might find funny. I thought the leaning tower of Pisa was in Italy. Didn't realize Taiwan has a bunch of leaning towers too.
@@cw9282I’m sorry for your autism.
@@cw9282I’m sorry for your awetizm. Spelled it so you could sound it out too.
@@BlownMacTruck Sorry, what is awetizm? I'm acoustic and a little bit restarted.
7.4! That's Huge! Condolences to the families that lost their loved ones during the quake.
In a pool on the roof in the middle of a quake. Legend status
Hulk just jumped in the pool
Praying for Taiwan! 😢❤
That is scary. I pray for the people of Taiwan and condolence to the families that lost their family members during the quake.
thank you my friend 🙏🙏🙏
@@JobyFluorine-ru4bd why don't you go and do something instead of trolling?
I’m genuinely curious, why would you pray? I’m assuming you are planning to pray to your God and assuming the same God that allowed the earthquake in the first place. Or wait, is it the same God.
Sending love for Taiwanese people ❤😢🇹🇼
Taiwanese🤣🤣It sounds like Manhattanites😆The Chinese live on the island of Taiwan, as well as in all of China)
@@burritoslsshut up
Taiwan is not part of China.☺️
Taiwan is a demacrotic country.
@@burritosls I am Taiwanese, not Chinese. Taiwan and China are two different countries, don’t confuse them
@@burritosls your words is not real and bullshit 😅
If the deathtoll does not get much higher, it would speak for Taiwans preparedness. With a 7.4 we have seen much more dire situations in other nations.
Taiwan has the best codes and architectural technology... collaboration with Japan and New Zealand has been very effective
@@asynchronicity That is what i imagined.
May God bless them and may those who lost their lives rest in peace.
Pray for Taiwan
*Pray for Taiwan, China
Prayer doesn't do squat. If it mattered, you should have prayed for God to stop all earthquakes.
@@burritoslsTaiwan has nothing to do with China
@@Tankman_8964cccp Taiwan is China region, lol😆
Keeping fingers crossed that the damage and loss of life is minimal. 🥺
If this happened while driving across a bridge I swear my heart would stop! That is terrifying!
First take from these video clips is that Taiwan obviously has structures that were built to withstand quakes. A rooftop pool? An elevated highway? A suspension bridge? And lived to tell the story...
Imagine the death toll in the US.
@@BobV-nk1yq We don't have earthquakes.
@that's an ignoramus statement. Europe does have earthquake prone areas. Lisbon 1755 is one example.
@@BobV-nk1yqthe guy is ignorant, there are quake prone areas in europe.
@@puraLusa Quiet down trash.
The man was not swimming but just standing and trying to balance in a swimming pool. Misleading title.
Sending them hope and love with recovery.
Wishing the folks in Taiwan best prayers 🙏 for recovery and rescue of all safely.
I'm so sorry . sending love to all of you
为台湾祈福。
爱来自陕西。
謝謝您
感謝理智網友
感溫互相關心!! 總算收拾完了，人平安就是最大福氣! 難過還是有人失去生命了
This underscores the need for proper building practices some structures are collapsed while the ones right next to them remain standing
PRAY FOR TAIWAN 🇹🇼.
PRAY AGAINST CHINESE AGGRESSION
There are many many other things more effective and helpful than praying.
No one cares about your goofy propaganda attempts.
Praying for Everyone in Taiwan ...God Blessed them they didn't loose More of their population..
Support Taiwan
I had initially planned to retire at 62, work part-time, and save money, but the impact of high prices on various goods and services has significantly disrupted my retirement plan. I'm worried about whether those who experienced the 2008 financial crisis had it easier than I currently am. The volatility of the stock market is a concern as my income has decreased, and I fear that I won't be able to contribute as much as before, potentially jeopardizing my retirement savings.
The increasing prices have impacted my plan to retire at 62, work part-time, and save for the future. I'm concerned about whether those who navigated the 2008 financial crisis had an easier time than I am currently experiencing. The combination of stock market volatility and a decrease in income is causing anxiety about whether I'll have sufficient funds for retirement.
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Have you ever heard of a land patent?
God bless Taiwan 🇹🇼 🙏
thank you my friend 🙏🙏🙏
My house is in Taipei Neihu. I actually was so scared while I covering my head with a pillow and hiding under my desk.
Glad you are ok earthquakes are so scary been through a few living in California
I used to work at 何嘉仁 in 内湖 in 1999-2000. I was there during the 921 earthquake. My heart sank when I heard about this news. I miss my little home on 内湖路一段 I miss my life there. 台灣永遠在我的心裏
Stay safe
@user-fi1pw9jh9c Glad you are okay. Earthquakes are terrifying. I have experienced them in Indonesia. It is traumatic. I hope there are not more to follow. I am sorry for the people in your country who have been affected by this. Stay safe.
Thanks. Hope the other big earthquake won't come within this week and this year.
I'm happy you are ok! Praying the aftershocks doesn't affect you too bad. You are in my thoughts and prayers from Florida, USA. ❤🙏
God help these people! I pray that’s the end of the earthquakes and their recovery is swift and easy
Thank you ❤
The guy in the pool was enjoying the natural wave pool
The damage to roads in these kinds of disasters is a very real concern, and that's why I love the idea of things like what's being worked on by the company in France developing "Flying Whales" which are airships or giant blimps that are able to deliver aid and potentially even carry in mobile field hospitals. Lots of work being done in this field for this exact reason, among others. Tragic day in Taiwan. RIP and condolences to all involved.
Praying for Taiwan 🙏🏽
Praying for Taiwanese. The only country that I want to visit is Taiwan.
Que Dios proteja y bendiga al pueblo de Taiwan,, 🙏🇩🇴🙏
thank you my friend 🙏🙏🙏 I'm Taiwanese
Green and yellow- hello spring CNN! Good videos. Praying for all the Taiwanese and for recovery.
My thoughts, prayers, and condolences are with the people of Taiwan and their lovely nation. May those whose lives were lost rest in peace.
Wow! Sad for the country
0:53 at least that dude having fun in the pool))
ikr? I was thinking the whole time that he had brass balls, because what would happen should that roof collapse? F that.
That’s not fun, he’s trying to stay away from the walls. If he hits a wall, that’s broken bones or unconsciousness.
Wave pool feature.
If it were me , That pool would have some fresh ‘floaters’ after that happened…
He is ridding the coolest wave generator machine
Wow! Prayers for these people and their family and friends!!🙏✌
🙏🙏🙏 Prayers for TaiWan 🇹🇼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼👍👍👍🌹🌷🌺🌸
Lord help us all❤ pls keep all of us safe,,,,from destruction,,,,,
God bless Taiwan
That news anchor sat through that quake like a pro.
Did she just say that Tiawan is prone to earthquakes, but they are absolutely rare in the same breath? WTH?
God Bless Those people ❤
Background music makes it sound like a triumphant success.
Honestly being in a pool during an earthquake may actually be the safest place you can be, unless of course you're in a rooftop pool and the building collapses.
Stay Taiwan strong! Condolences to those affected. 🇹🇼
4:02- "Seven point magnitude.." Uhm, ok..
Sending love to our Taiwanese brothers and sisters.😥❤
That won’t help 😂
@@willednote Let me guess- You support Trump
@@elmosweed4985 I support myself. Your “love” isn’t going to help anyone. With or without it the outcome will still be the same for the Taiwanese people.
Well thats utter bullshit. In the face of disaster, help and support from your fellow brother and sister determine the scale of tradgedy, your attitude sucks, if you do not care about other peaple, keep it to yourself. And stop bothering peaple who do.
Atheists get so emotional in youtube comments. 😂
Those studio lights held up well
Imagine being the guy thinking you are 100% safe in the pool only to have everything collapse beneath you seconds later free falling to the streets of Taiwan
Wow😮
1:09 Did she say oh Fuck?
🤔sounds like it. I would probably say that and a whole lot more if I was in that situation😮
Is there a similar sounding phrase in Taiwanese?
If not, then probably.
ikr
Maybe it’s mean “Ohh it’s big! “ in Taiwanese😂
I think she said "Oh, god..."
I darted out my school dorm after 5 seconds after the earthquake started. I have many experiences of earthquakes and I knew this one was big. But compared to the Tainan earthquake the time span was short. Tainan earthquake was the most severe one that I been through. In that case a hundred people or so died in a building in my neighborhood, a 10 minute drive from my home.
I felt it today and it was huge!
How much developed we become and sky scrapers we build. All could be lost in one earthquake. We are always at mercy of Mother earth. Respect Mothee earth.
4:28 5:34 That corner building can be viewed pre-earthquake in Street View on Google Maps at No. 24, Kangle St, Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan 970
I guess of all the places to be in an earthquake, in a pool on the top of a building wouldn't be too bad, as long as it has earthquake-resistant foundations.
I grew up in L.A. and the Northridge quake (6.7) in 1994 is the only one that's ever really gotten my attention. Fortunately, it struck at 4:30am, so very few people were on the freeways that collapsed; it was INSANE to go from dead asleep to "OH MY GOD!" in a fraction of a second though. As terrified as my parents and I were, it was crazy to discover that NOTHING happened inside our home (single story, about 10 minutes from LAX); the only evidence afterwards was that about 3 feet of water splashed out of the 9ft deep pool (it kept sloshing about for a really long time). It was quite a different experience for people in the valley (closer to the epicenter) though. My brother (in Van Nuys) woke up in midair after the upward-thrusting quake threw him out of the bed, and his condo suffered some damage (nothing like those leaning buildings though). He was traumatized enough that he moved back in with my parents for the next 3 months. I can't even imagine what these people went through.
You'd get used to it if you lived in a place like that 😂
@@jrw8942 I DO live in a place where I experienced multiple earthquakes. My point (if you comprehended it) is only THAT one scared the bejeezus out of me.
I was SFO Bay Area when the Loma Prieta hit in Oct of 1989 which was 6.9. Beautiful afternoon than it hit. Didn’t know at first what was happening. I understand what the people of Taiwan are feeling. 😢
This deserves far more attention than that tiny earthquake that just happened in New York.
You'd think with all the research and money that has gone into earthquake warning systems around the world, this would not have been a surprise, as it seems it was.
Excellent coverage as usual, thanks!
Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people today, injuring more than 800, while 50 went missing en route to a national park, authorities said, as rescuers used ladders to bring others to safety. Watch
Props to the techs who installed those big lights in that studio. This is why you cannot skip any safety clip, or redundant wire/strap when placing gear up high. One of those falling on you (in any studio/stage in a disaster) would certainly end or ruin your life.
I remember pushing the bathtub water back and forth as a kid. 🌊
I live in Shizuoka. We're still waiting for the Great Tokai Earthquake that is now many decades past due. History has it happening several times on average every 200~250 years and with a possible magnitude of 8+. It's hard to tell because an instance in geological time could be anywhere form now to another 100+ years. It's a bit nerve racking.
We were in a canoe on the Shenandoah River years ago, when Virginia had a dramatic earthquake all across the state. We did not know it had happened until we got off the river. I guess a large body of inland water gets less affected.
Wow that seems super scary.
man, that guy swimming on a high rise with a movie theater screen is living larger than large.
Hanako is stunning
Is a beautiful thing how we came to this world and a painful way we go out of the world it makes me feel bad.
0:56 "Massive waves"
The guy just chilling
That's effin crazy.
man got his artificial wave in an instant
Footage shows the different terrifying moments people experienced as a powerful earthquake hit Taiwan.
The strongest quake in a quarter century struck the East Asian country during rush hour on Wednesday morning.
At least nine people have been killed and more than 900 injured while 128 people are still trapped in the aftermath.
One clip shows how drivers were rocked back and forth in their cars on a motorway as the ground beneath them swayed from side to side.
In the dashcam footage, people can be seen trying to slow down as they slide across lanes.
In another video, which begins just after the earthquake has struck, a man swimming in a pool is rocked by the water turning ocean-like with waves.
The concrete around the pool gets completely drenched as the water spills out and the lane lines are flung into the air.
Other clips show items falling off of people’s shelves, shaking passengers inside a train and badly damaged structures.
There are also multiple dramatic videos where huge buildings can be seen toppling over or stuck mid-fall at impossible angles.
The quake and aftershocks also caused 24 landslides and damage to 35 roads, bridges and tunnels.
Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was 7.2 magnitude while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4.
It struck about 11 miles off of Hualien, on Taiwan's east coast, and was about 21 miles deep. Multiple aftershocks followed.
The initial panic after the earthquake quickly faded on the island, which prepares for such events with drills at schools and notices issued via public media and mobile phones.
Stephen Gao, a seismologist and professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology, said Taiwan's readiness is among the most advanced in the world, also featuring strict building codes and a world-class seismological network.
Earthquakes are fairly common for the Taiwanese.
This is because Taiwan lies along the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world's earthquakes occur.
By noon, the metro station in the busy northern Taipei suburb of Beitou was again buzzing with people commuting to jobs and people arriving to visit the hot springs or travel the mountain paths at the base of an extinct volcano.
hly smokes prayers to all the effected in Taiwan
The man in the swimmkng pool reminds me of my son during the earthquake we had when we lived in Los Angeles . Except he was in the bathtub. He wasnt scared and was laughing the whole time.
imagine riding on two wheels and that starts, whaa.
My God.
0:52 dude was thinking man why did I not get my surfing board.... what a waste 🤣🤣
Thoughts and prayers for all involved 🙏 ❤️
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Crazy!
Those waves in the swimming-pool looked cool.
I might buy a wave-making machine for my own pool.
Now THAT is a wave pool!
Forget the earthquake, what the hell is she wearing??
Brings back memories of the Loma Prieta quake in CA in 1989.
I wish I could see my great grandpa in Taiwan. I was there. :(
That man was having a ball.
After seeing their newsroom, could you guys give a tour of your CNN newsroom and interview your facilities manager about the steps you (CNN) takes to protect your people if a tremor hit your newsroom?
Scary times
The definition of 40 water
dude in the pool be like "feels like beach man" 😂
That guy in the pool went for a ride
I swam in that pool before. It’s the Regent Hotel.