Strong quake strikes Taiwan; buildings collapse

A strong earthquake strikes Taiwan's southeastern coast, bringing at least three buildings down in a small town and tearing up roads, but forecasters say the threat of a regional tsunami has passed

A strong earthquake has struck Taiwan's southeastern coast, the US Geological Survey said, bringing at least three buildings down and tearing up roads, but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed.

Its initial strength was given as 7.2-magnitude but USGS later downgraded it to a 6.9-magnitude quake. At least 400 tourists were trapped by a landslide on a mountain in Yuli famous for the orange day lilies, Taiwan's Central News Agency said.

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