Taiwan earthquake: Video shows people flee as gym collapses during earthquake
Taiwan earthquake: Video shows people flee as gym collapses during earthquake

A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.

One person died and nine people had minor injuries, Taiwan's Emergency Operations Center said.
The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island's southeastern coast. Later, a 6.4 quake struck the same area. More: https://www.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/taiwan-earthquake/507-df3c7cc7-8eeb-49d5-8521-2c915987e47e

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The video shows a badminton court in an indoor gymnasium with multiple people playing on the court. The danger is a ceiling collapse, and there is no safety equipment visible. The ceiling appears to be made of a lightweight material. No professionals are seen working on the ceiling prior to the collapse. There are multiple humans in the gymnasium who will be affected by the ceiling collapse. Although the immediate aftermath is not shown, debris from the ceiling can be seen falling on the court where people were standing just moments before. The potential aftermath of this event is death or serious injury to the people on the court.