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A law on promoting seismic retrofitting of buildings came into force in 1995, increasing the nationwide rate of earthquake-resistant housing. For detached homes and apartments, the rate rose from ...

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Like earthquakes, homes need to be built to ... For instance, this architect specialized in fire-resistant homes, but the city’s requirements resulted in avoidable damage due to outdated ...

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave ... to incorporate quake-resistant construction methods ...

Residents sit outside their home which was damaged during an earthquake in Tainan on Jan ... enhanced its building code to incorporate quake-resistant construction methods, such as steel bars ...

This is the dramatic moment a 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Taiwan ... which caused ceilings of homes to cave in, according to local authorities. Elsewhere, a person was injured by falling ...

TAIPEI - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan’s south on Jan 21, the island’s weather administration said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to ...

(Reuters pic) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities.

More than 50 aftershocks have been recorded, said Taiwan's Central Weather Administration which reported the initial quake at magnitude 6.4. The ceilings of several homes collapsed, while roads ...

now finding solace in her new earthquake-proof home Whenever Sema Genç enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: Would it hold up in an earthquake, or would she be trapped under the ...