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Workers demolish the tilted Uranus building in Hualien. Wednesday's magnitude-7.4 earthquake caused it to tilt at a 45-degree angle, its twisted exterior quickly becoming one of the most recognisable images to emerge from the disaster. IMAGES
A helicopter is loaded with supplies for those affected by the Taiwan earthquake. The magnitude-7.4 quake struck on Wednesday killing ten people and injuring more than 1,000. IMAGES
Video shows the aftermath of a landslide in Hualien, Taiwan, a day after a magnitude-7.4 quake hit the region. At least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured in what was the strongest quake to hit the island in 25 years. IMAGES
Emergency workers use heavy machinery in the eastern Taiwan city of Hualien after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the area on Wednesday morning. At least nine people died in the quake -- all in Hualien county -- and more than 1,000 were injured across the country. The earthquake is the strongest to hit Taiwan in 25 years. IMAGES
Emergency workers go through rubble in damaged buildings in the city of Hualien, a popular tourist city on Taiwan’s eastern coast. At least nine people were killed and more than 800 injured Wednesday by the earthquake that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. IMAGES
The UN's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Otto Pedersen, underlines that the emergency response in Syria "must not be politicised" following "one of the most catastrophic earthquakes the region has seen in about a century". SOUNDBITE
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