Fu Kun-chi (傅?萁) — known as the “King of Hualien” — is a larger-than-life figure. He is outrageous, ostentatious and brazen.

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Taiwan’s Hualien county was hit by a series of earthquakes – with the highest magnitude at 6.3 – in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Hualien Mayor Hsu Chen-wei said 48 residential buildings were damaged in the city, which shares a name with the county. Hsu said water and electricity supplies were in the process of being restored.

Two German citizens that were caught up earlier in a tunnel in Hualien County have been rescued, the NFA added. Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te inspects the damage following the earthquake, in ...

Meanwhile, 75 people stranded in various tunnels in Hualien County have been rescued by emergency responders. As of 7 a.m. Eastern Time, 137 people remain trapped.

Hualien Mayor Hsu Chen-wei said 48 residential buildings were damaged in the city, which shares a name with the county. Hsu said water and electricity supplies were in the process of being restored.