Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century has rocked the island during the morning rush hour, damaging buildings and major roads, trapping dozens in quarries and leaving nine people dead.The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centred off the coast of the rural, mountainous Hualien County, where some buildings leaned at severe angles, their ground floors crushed.Just over 93 miles away in the capital of Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings, and schools evacuated their studen

Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century has rocked the island during the morning rush hour, damaging buildings and major roads, trapping dozens in quarries and leaving nine people dead.The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centred off the coast of the rural, mountainous Hualien County, where some buildings leaned at severe angles, their ground floors crushed.Just over 93 miles away in the capital of Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings, and schools evacuated their students to sports fields, equipping them with yellow safety helmets. Some children covered themselves with textbooks to guard against falling objects as aftershocks continued.