A video is circulating on social media showing a man trapped inside a swimming pool during the passage of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake along the east coast of Taiwan, this Wednesday (3).
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According to local media reports, the tourist was swimming in the morning in the pool on the terrace of the Regent Taipei hotel, in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, when the seismic shock reached the region.
In the images, it is possible to see that the water swings violently from one side to the other, splashing over the edge of the pool. Furthermore, the man tries to stabilize himself in the water. Despite the scare, no one was injured.
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See photos of the earthquake in Taiwan
Members of a search and rescue team prepare to enter a leaning building after strong earthquake, 7.4 magnitude, occurred this morning, causing disasters in the Hualien area of Taiwan. (Photo: Anadolu via Reuters Connect)
Taoyuan City Vice Mayor Su Junbin inspects the Sanyuanjidi Community Building and Dazhi Citizen Activity Center in Bade District as at least four people died and hundreds of others were injured. (Photo: Anadolu via Reuters Connect)
The Uranus Building on Xuanyuan Road was severely tilted as at least four people died and hundreds of others were injured. (Photo: Anadolu via Reuters Connect)
A small passenger vehicle was seriously damaged and its windshield was broken after being hit by falling rocks on Zhonghengbian Road (Photo: Anadolu via Reuters Connect)
Kaohsiung Fire Department personnel search inside a building for rescue operation as at least four people died and hundreds of others were injured after an earthquake measuring 7.4 struck the east coast of Taiwan on the Richter scale. (Photo: Anadolu via Reuters Connect)
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