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Related: Ships to arrive to repair quake-broken
cable
BEIJING, Dec. 28(Xinhuanet) -- Ships carrying crews to
repair the two undersea fibre-optic cables, which were broken in earthquakes,
will arrive in the affected area in several days, an official of Taiwan's main
telecommunications company said Thursday.
Internet access slows to a
crawl
BEIJING, Dec. 28 -- Access to overseas
websites from the Chinese mainland slowed to a crawl yesterday as a powerful
earthquake off the Taiwan coast knocked off international undersea fibre-optic
cables on Tuesday, affecting communications around Asia.
It is believed to be the most serious disruption
since 2001, when a submarine cable connecting the mainland with the United
States was cut off more than four times, mostly by fishing boats.
It is not clear when normal service will be restored.
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Residents stay at an open area in Xiamen, a coastal
city of southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 26, 2006. Two earthquakes
-- the first measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale at 8:26 p.m. and the
second measuring 6.7 at 8:34 p.m. -- hit the South China Sea on Tuesday.
Strong quakes were felt in Guangdong and Fujian provinces as well as Hong
Kong and Macao, but no damage or casualty reports are available.(Xinhua
Photo)
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Earthquakes in Taiwan disrupt regional
telecommunications
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua)-- The earthquakes that
rocked Taiwan on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding at least 42, have
severely disrupted telecommunications in the Taiwan, the Chinese mainland and
other parts of Asia.
Experts predict more strong earthquakes in
southern Taiwan
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Further earthquakes are
likely to jolt southern Taiwan this week, following on from the two quakes that
hit the island on Tuesday night, experts forecast.
Chinese mainland offers condolences to Taiwan
quake victims
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mainland
official on Wednesday conveyed condolences to victims in the earthquakes that
occurred late Tuesday in the coastal areas near Pingtung County in southern
Taiwan.
Earthquakes jolt South China
Sea
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two earthquakes -- the
first measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale at 8:26 p.m. and the second measuring
6.7 at 8:34 p.m. -- hit the South China Sea on Tuesday, killing one person in
Taiwan.
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Residents move to open areas in Quanzhou, a coastal
city of southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 26, 2006. (Xinhua
Photo)
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The
national earthquake observation network said the epicenter was located at 21.9
degrees north latitude and 120.6 degrees east longitude, said the China
Seismological Bureau. Full Story
Earthquakes in sea areas near Taiwan
kill 2
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Earthquakes that occurred
from late Tuesday to early Wednesday in the coastal water near Pingtung County,
southern Taiwan, have killed two and injured 42.
The Pingtung County was the worst hit area by the
earthquakes, followed by Kaohsiung County and Kaohsiung City.
Philippines says no tsunami threat
after Taiwan quake
MANILA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines said on
Wednesday there is no tsunami heading towards it after a strong earthquake hit
China's Taiwan Tuesday night.
Renato Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), denied some reports that a one-meter high
tsunami is on its way to Basco, Batanes in the northernmost part of the
Philippine islands, adding the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii did not
release a tsunami warning. Full Story
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