Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9am in the coastal city of hualien in taiwan where an earthquake has struck. It registered 6. 4 but because the quake was so shallow, its done major damage. At least two people have been killed and many others have been injured. Rescue teams worked throughout the night to free those trapped in collapsed buildings. The quake struck 1a miles northeast of hualien, shortly before midnight. One eyewitness was on air with the bbc when an aftershock hit. Heres laura westbrook. Responders rushed to the scene as the destruction becomes clear. A woman screams as she jumps from a building and people rush to help her. It may have been a 6. 4 quake here in hualien but it was quite shallow and violent. One eyewitness describes the moment the quake struck. We were all in bed. Everything started shaking, the bed started shaking and everyone started scream
Perilously. Rescuers are searching for people trapped inside. Two have died and about 200 are injured. About 150 have been rescued from pa rtially colla psed buildings in the city of hualien, a popular tourist destination. These are the latest pictures just coming in. When we look at this hotel, in the long shot, you can see ina hotel, in the long shot, you can see in a moment that it is tilting at an extraordinary level. What looks like the ground floor is in fact the third floor. The rest of it has sunk below ground. Until recently we were told there were several people trapped inside. 1 man was rescued largely because he had his phone with him and he could shine a light from the phone. Rescuers, they knew then that someone was inside and they were able to zero in on the light. | they were able to zero in on the light. I think they were able to zero in on the light. I think we can speak now to indie, who was following events from taipei. To cindy lui. Well, there have been several af
Midnight in london and 8am in the coastal city of hualien in taiwan where an earthquake has struck. It registered 6. 4 but because the quake was so shallow its done major damage. At least two people have been killed and many others have been injured, rescue teams worked throughout the night to free those trapped in collapsed buildings. The quake struck 1a miles northeast of hualien shortly before midnight. One eyewitness was on air with the bbc when an aftershock hit. Heres laura westbrook. Responders are rushed to be seen as the destruction becomes clear. A woman screams as she jumps from a building and people rush to help her. It may have been a 6. 4 quake here in hualien but it was quite shallow and violent. One eyewitness describes the moment the quake struck. Everything started shaking, the bed started shaking and everyone began screaming. Like others, she fled onto the street. While she was being interviewed by the bbc, this happened. 0h, being interviewed by the bbc, this happen
With the demands for change. Translation the government should take the opinion of our youth into account. There are conflicting views about social freedom among irans political establishment. At the very top, Supreme Leader ali khamenei. Hes deeply conservative and is appointed for life. Also in the conservative camp, the powerfuljudiciary, but pushing for more reform is the president , hassan rouhani. He is often backed up by sections of the parliament. They have democratic legitimacy, but in truth its the conservatives who hold the real power. And because of that power, this human rights lawyer doesnt think that change is imminent. I dont think the government is ready to reform, particularly in our hijab rules, but i think it will eventually have to. Iran has already been rocked by a wave of protests this year. Thousands marched across the country, angry at poverty and corruption. And while these protests against the compulsory hijab might seem simple, they strike at the very heart
Im katty kay. Welcome to bbc news, live from the Iowa Caucuses. We are waiting for the first result to come in from the First Contact in the democratic race to see who is going to be the candidate to try and unseat donald trump in november. And im mike embley in london, with the days other stories forced medical care people held down to be sprayed with disinfectant. China takes extreme measures to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. A knife attack in london brings a promise from the government of fundamental changes to the way convicted terrorists are handled. Welcome to this bbc special, reporting on the Iowa Caucuses. We are in des moines. We are waiting. Still waiting. We we re waiting. Still waiting. We were told about an hour and a half ago that the results were imminent but were still waiting. We think there is some delay because of the Democratic Party is determined to make sure when they do release the result they are absolutely sure. We are told it is down to a control issue