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After the strongest earthquake in the last 25 years near the island of Taiwan, rescue teams are trying to reach over 100 people who are trapped in mines and the National Park, according to The Guardian. Search and rescue operations around the hardest-hit city of Hualien on the east coast are complicated by more than 50 aftershocks that occurred on Wednesday, April 3. According to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA), aftershocks ranging from magnitude 6.5 to 7 are expected over the next four days. About 80 people are believed to be trapped in mining areas, though it was not immediatel…

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