Mainland tourists in Taiwan tell about sleepless nights in the earthquake: they are sleepy but dare not sleep.
Future Network, Beijing, February 7 (Reporter Zhou Xin) At 23: 51 pm on February 6, Xiao ‘an, a girl from Guangzhou who was traveling in Taipei, received an emergency alarm from the earthquake. Ten seconds later, her hotel began to shake, and she and her friends immediately opened the door and rushed downstairs. After gathering with other tenants downstairs for more than half an hour, they chose to go back to their residence because the temperature was too low. Ann and her friends decided to sleep in shifts. However, one night, the earthquake continued, and Xiao An dared not sleep.
Xiao ‘an is 22 years old, a senior student and a painter. In early February, during the winter vacation, she started a 9-day and 8-night trip to Taiwan Province with her friends. "Because there were many exhibitions in Taiwan Province before the Chinese New Year, I made an appointment with my friends to come and watch comic-con exhibitions and the like, which just happened to meet Taiwan Province, a classmate I met before."
Xiao An and his friends live in a hotel on Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei. Before the earthquake, they had just returned to their residence from the night market in Ximending and were reading a book. She was a little confused when she saw that the mobile phone received the earthquake warning information, but then it shook off guard, which made her and her friends subconsciously run away. "At that time, there was an alarm on the mobile phone about 10 seconds in advance, and we were all confused. Suddenly the building shook and it shook for a long time." Xiao An lives on the sixth floor. When she went downstairs, she noticed that all the tenants were running out at the same time. And the streets are full of people who ran out.
In the third minute after the earthquake, Xiao An sent her mother a WeChat, telling her that she had encountered an earthquake. My mother was very worried. She kept asking her what to do, whether she had food or not, and told her to bring water. When my friend’s parents learned the news of the earthquake, they wanted them to change their plane tickets to go home. Xiao An and his friends originally scheduled to go home on the 11th, but before leaving, they thought they could play for one more day, so they changed their air tickets to the 12th. There was an earthquake this time, and Xiao An thought it was impossible to change the visa. "It is estimated that it is unlikely. Now many people want to change their visas."
After gathering downstairs for half an hour, the crowd gradually dispersed because of the cold weather. "I can hear dogs barking nearby, and most shops in the street are closing. I went to a convenience store with my friends. Many people were waiting in line to buy food, and everyone was bowing their heads and returning their mobile phone messages. " Xiao An told reporters.
Since returning to his residence, Xiao An has been watching the earthquake report on TV. "In fact, there was an earthquake the day before yesterday. At that time, the subway and the train stopped, but there was no feeling in Taipei. We thought it was a small earthquake, and Taiwan Province’s friends also said not to worry. " She told Future.com that she didn’t expect the earthquake to be so serious. "I dare not turn off the TV. I still feel very serious. Several buildings in Hualien are tilted. Although the landlord said that there is no need to be afraid of frequent earthquakes, because the hotel is old and has a wooden structure, it is still very worried. " Ann and her friends decided to sleep in shifts and go down as soon as something happened.
At 2 o’clock in the morning on the 7 th, Xiao An told reporters that he felt another obvious aftershock. She began to worry about her trip for the next few days. "I originally planned to go to Jiufen Mountain on the 8 th, and the homestays have been booked. Now I am hesitant and feel unsafe. It may be safer to stay in Taipei."
At 3: 16 in the morning, Xiao An told reporters, "It was shocked again, and the shaking was obvious. I am afraid, but I am so sleepy. " Xiao An said that although everyone went back to the room, it was obvious that everyone in the surrounding room was talking and didn’t sleep.
According to the China Seismological Network, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at 23: 50 on February 6 in the waters near Hualien County, Taiwan (24.13 degrees north latitude and 121.71 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 11 kilometers. Since then, several earthquakes have occurred at 2: 00, 3: 00 and 4: 00 on the 7 th.
According to Xinhua News Agency, as of 5: 00 on the 7th, the Hualien 6.5 earthquake in Taiwan has killed two people and injured 202 others. According to the news of the Taiwan Fire Department at 5 am on the 7th, 149 people have been rescued, and 2 shelters have been opened to accommodate 354 people.
In addition to Xiao ‘an and other tourists, many Taiwan Province netizens also told the reporter of Future.com that the earthquake in Taipei, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Hualien, was obvious and swayed from side to side.
"I hope that the trip will come back safely now." Xiao An said.