there have been reports of multiple powerful aftershocks in the region. let s speak to rupert wingfield hayes, our correspondent in taipei. tell us more. i can tell you even here in taipei this morning when the quake struck i was here in my home and it was very, very violent. the whole building suede and things were knocked off shelves. furniture knocked off shelves. furniture knocked over full i knocked off shelves. furniture knocked overfull i had knocked off shelves. furniture knocked over full i had to hang onto my countertop for stability, that is how much it was shaking. here in taipei which is over 150 kilometres from the epicentre. you can imagine closer in the city of hualien the shaking was much more violent than that and has done more damage there than it has here. we have seen pictures of at least two larger buildings partially collapsed, leaning over a precarious angles but i have to say that given the strength of the shaking and intensity of the shaking and inte