/> Hualien citizen Lai Jiafeng (63 years old) was worried about the safety of the residence because of the safety of the residence, 2shy; on the 10th of the month, he decided to go to the temporary shelter in the Chinese Elementary School on the 10th to prepare to spend the Spring Festival with more than 200 other victims.(Photo by Huang Shunjie)

Over the years, the Hualien people have been thinking about the earthquake, but the six -stage strong earthquake in the middle of the night on February 6 made the Hualien people who have never been afraid of the earthquake seemed to be scared.

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In the evening, Hualien, which was low in the clouds, and the rare strong earthquake only experienced a week ago.At the temporary shelter of the Chinese Elementary School, the 63 -year -old Lai Jiafeng held his hands with a paper soup bowl with both hands, and focused on enjoying the hot food prepared by volunteers at a low temperature of 14 degrees Celsius.

There is no shortage of supplies here, for three meals. It can take a bath with hot water, which is very good.My year should be here.Lai Jiafeng told the "Lianhe Zaobao".Because of the safety of the structure of the residence, Lai Jiafeng, who lived alone, decided to avoid difficulties in the Chinese country on Saturday (10th).I am afraid of the aftershocks. I live in the four -five -ping big suite. The house is more than 30 years old and is an old house.Some people on the media predicted that there would be a larger earthquake, and I decided to move out here.

Lai Jiafeng's concerns were not the same. The Yunmen Cuidi Building, who was less than five minutes away from his residence, collapsed in the sixth -level strong earthquake late at night on February 6, and became the hardest hit area of the earthquake.Hualien's most representative old -fashioned coach restaurant was also broken.According to official statistics, a total of 17 people were determined to die, of which 14 were killed in Yunmen Cuidi and 291 were injured.

Lai Jiafeng, who had heart disease, moved from Taichung more than a year ago to the Hualien of Hualien, who was alone in Taichung. The small earthquakes were frequent during the period, but it was never as big as this time.He said: I have experienced the 921 earthquake, and 921 is terrible, but this Hualien earthquake feels very powerful.

On September 21, 1999, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in Jiji Town, Nantou County. The whole of Taiwan was severely shaken. More than 2,000 people died. More than 10,000 people were injured. It was the most serious natural disaster in Taiwan after World War II.People leave the fear of fear that it is difficult to erase.

In Hualien, although the earthquake is frequent, the scale is not large, generally in the third and fourth level.Since 1995, there have been no earthquakes above Hualien City. Among the older generation of memory, the most serious one is the 6.8 strong earthquake in 1986. The epicenter is about 20 kilometers east of Hualien.hurt.

Frequent earthquakes in the fault will add beams and columns to support Hualien people

Hualien is located at the aggregate belt of the Eurasian sector and the Philippine Sea section. The Philippine Sea sector aggregates northwest with the Eurasian sector at a rate of about eight cm a year.According to research, 40 % of aggregate energy consumed in eastern Taiwan, so geological activities were significant.The Central Geological Survey Institute of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan shows that there are eight activity faults in eastern Taiwan. This time, the houses, buildings and roads that have been destroyed by the Hualien earthquake are located near the Milun fault.

Over the years, the Hualien people have been thinking about the earthquake, but this time, the Hualien people who have never been afraid of the earthquake seem to be scared, and the original atmosphere of the happy New Year's Eve has also been diluted.

The house I lived with my family was built by ourselves. There are two pillars more than ordinary houses, but we still don't dare to sleep on the second floor bedroom, and now we sleep on the first floor.The owner of Lin, who lives behind Yunmen Cuidi (62 years old), told the "Lianhe Zaobao".Due to the frequent earthquake, and in the early years, Hualien land prices and low house prices were low. The old Hualien people used to live in a single building, and they prevailed to buy land to build a house on their own.

But the owner of the surname Lin said: There are too many aftershocks this time, and it is still shaking now, which is very different from before.According to the statistics of the Central Meteorological Bureau of Taiwan, since the earthquake on February 6, the aftershocks have continued, but now they have slowed down. So far, the aftershocks have been more than 300 times, including two seismic earthquakes of each four times at 8 o'clock yesterday.

The owner of Lin, who had lived in Hualien for half a century, said: In Hualien, it will be scared without shaking, because there are many energy under the ground that have not been released.But this time it is really big, and now I still don't calm down.How terrible will the main course be?We have been simple in the New Year this year, and we will not go out.

Folk experts predict that the great earthquake will come to the Meteorological Bureau: Corporate panic, don't believe in rumors

In the past week, many people who claim to be a folk earthquake forecast experts have stated that there will be a larger -scale earthquake in many TV programs and online posts, which not only attracts a large number of people forwarding discussions, but also set off a certain degree of anxiety.

In this regard, the Meteorological Bureau has come forward to emphasize that science and technology can not be effectively predicted by earthquakes today, and rumors will only increase people's panic and disaster defense units. Therefore, people are called not to listen to rumors to avoid social anxiety.

Aware of the fear of the public or due to the fear of the earthquake, in addition to the approved outdoor outdoors, the temporary shelter established by the Hualien County Government in the Chinese Elementary School and the county stadium will open up and let the house dare not go home or be suspicious of the safety of the homes.Residents temporarily live.The number of containers in the two places reached its highest peak on the evening of the 8th, with a total of 806, and gradually declined.

As of the evening of the 12th, about 420 people still stayed in the shelter.The county government closed the shelter from 10 am yesterday. The homeless attacker will be transferred to the restaurant.

Restrication tide to make the tourism industry worsen

Hualien is known for its long -term sightseeing. Hotels and folk customs can be seen everywhere. After the earthquake, many hotel operators mobilized the first time to launch free baptism and rest relief activities, and some were provided by the affected households at preferential prices.However, the love of the industry failed to get the performance blessing.

Originally, the industry was leading the neck and hoped that the Lunar New Year has brought good performance, but a earthquake made the reservation rate straight, and a large number of people allocated electricity to check out.It is estimated that the average tourist crowd of tourist tourism in Hualien in the Spring Festival in previous years was less than half of this year. This year, it may be less than half of it.

In the inquiry of the Hualien Chengzan Hotel in Hualien Chengguo, a 96 rooms, pointed out that it was full during the Spring Festival, but half of the reservation was canceled after the earthquake.The person in charge of the hotel said: The reduction of the Luke group has made it difficult to do business, and now it encounters an earthquake again.We understand that the guests will be afraid, so we will find the architect to check the safety of the building, and then issue an announcement for the guests to rest assured.

The Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Communications stated that it would find an expert to discuss whether to mark the earthquake -resistant labels for major hotels.In addition, in order to help tourists spend a difficult period, the Tourism Bureau is also expected to invest 55.5 million yuan (NT $ NT $, Same and S $ 2.5 million) to provide tourism enterprise financing and tourism group subsidies. It is estimated that it can create about 500 million for HualienYuan tourism benefits, the fastest lunar year will be on the road.

However, the taxi driver Zhang Mingda (52 years old) is still optimistic about the prospect.He can earn 1,000 yuan a day on weekdays, and now he has half of his income.The New Year this year is the worst time in recent years, but it is still time to live and live.Hualien is going to recover from the earthquake at least half a year, and there will be no major earthquakes in this six months.

In the face of the threat of natural disasters, although the residents of Hualien were helpless, they did not think that the earthquake was their fate, and they were always reluctant to leave the land.

Fate?This is our daily life.Singaporean (33 years old), who worked in the Tzu Chi Foundation and lived in Hualien for 15 years, said lightly.On the night of the earthquake, Yang Wenting, who lived in Tzu Chi Jing Si Jingshe, was woke up violently from his sleep.For the first time, the disaster came to me.We all walked on the street and dared not sleep.

But even if dangerous, Yang Wenting, who will stay in Hualien and Tzu Chi members and volunteers in various places, will continueWords.Hualien's soil will stick to people.She laughed and said.

In Hualien, not shaking can make residents scare, because there are many energy under the ground that have not been released.But this time it is really big, and now I still don't calm down.How terrible will the main course be?We have been simple in the New Year this year, and we will not go out.mdash; mdash; The owner of Lin, who lived in Hualien for half a century