Strong earthquake in southeastern Taiwan injures 146

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TAIPEI, Sept 19 — A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping hundreds on mountain roads.The weather bureau said the epicentre was in Taitung county, and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties.The US Geological Survey measured Sunday’s quake at a magnitude 7.2 and at a depth of 10 km (six miles).Taiwan’s fire department said one person had died and 146 were injured by the quake.All four people were rescued from a building that collapsed in Yuli, while three people whose vehicles fell off a damaged bridge were rescued and taken to hospital.The Taiwan Railways Administration said six carriages came off the rails at Dongli station in eastern Taiwan after part of…