More than 1,000 people were injured in Wednesday’s earthquake as Taiwanese authorities continued efforts to rescue hundreds of trapped people.

The death toll was reported to be nine. Rescuers successfully rescued people near Taroko National Park via helicopter, but 34 people are still missing. British Broadcasting Corporation.

The development comes after the island nation was hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, the strongest to hit the country in at least 25 years and which also led to the government issuing a tsunami warning.

The earthquake occurred 18 kilometers south of Hualien and was followed by more than 200 aftershocks, some with magnitudes of 6.5.

Taiwan’s Central Meteorological Bureau stated that this earthquake was the second most intense “above magnitude 6” earthquake in Hualien County, with magnitudes ranging from 1 to 7.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said that in a magnitude 6 earthquake, most unreinforced concrete block walls would collapse and people would find it impossible to stay standing or move without crawling.

As the number of stranded people rose to 646, authorities even air-dropped supplies to those stranded when roads were cut off after yesterday’s earthquake, local media reported.

according to Al JazeeraAs many as 1,038 people were injured in Wednesday’s earthquake.

Meanwhile, rescue officials used drones and helicopters to search for people trapped in national parks.

According to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau, the earthquake had a depth of 15.5 kilometers and caused more than 100 buildings to collapse. Japan and the Philippines even issued tsunami warnings.