Japan’s weather agency lifted a tsunami warning for part of Okinawa prefecture. The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for Taiwan after the tremor but later lifted the alert. More than 600 people are trapped on the scenic Chike and Liushishi mountain areas by blocked roads, though there were no injuries and rescuers were working to reopen the roads, the department said. The Taiwan Railways Administration said six carriages came off the rails at Dongli station in eastern Taiwan after part of the platform canopy collapsed, but the fire department said there were no injuries. Taiwan's 0918 Earthquake Central Emergency Operations Centre/Handout via REUTERS Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, in Yuli, Hualien county, Taiwan. Taiwan’s fire department said all four people were rescued from a building housing a convenience store that collapsed in Yuli, while three people whose vehicle fell off a damaged bridge were rescued and taken to hospital. The US Geological Survey measured Sunday’s quake at a magnitude 7.2 and at a depth of six miles.
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