CNN — Rescuers in Taiwan scrambled to free dozens of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island was struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years Wednesday, killing at least nine and injuring more than 900 others. The powerful 7.4 magnitude tremor shook the island’s east coast, hitting at 7:58 a.m. local time 18 kilometers (11 miles) south.
Experts credit stricter building codes, extensive evacuation, and disaster drills that begin in primary school, a honed disaster response strategy – and a fair amount of luck – for the low death toll Wednesday’s quake.
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