At least four people were killed and 225 injured in the quake that hit near the coastal city just before midnight on Tuesday, officials said. The earthquake hit about 22 km northeast of Hualien on Taiwan's east coast. HUALIEN, TAIWAN: Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, some using their hands as they searched for about 145 people missing after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the popular Taiwanese tourist city of Hualien overnight. At least four people were killed and 225 injured in the quake that hit near the coastal city just before midnight (1600 GMT) on Tuesday, officials said. The latest figures from government data indicated 145 people were missing. Many of those were believed to be still trapped inside buildings, including a military hospital, after the quake hit about 22 km northeast of Hualien on Taiwan's east coast. Aftershocks with a magnitude of at least 5.0 could hit the island in the next two weeks, the go...
A video actually shows the woman's silhouette inside the machine
What is your most prized possession? Your phone, some precious jewellery, a family heirloom maybe, or even your family if you want to be philosophical with your answer. For one woman in China, it was her handbag... and a suitcase.
A woman in Dongguan, China's Guangdong Province, climbed into an X-ray machine at a train station, heels and all, only so she could keep a close eye on her bag. According to local reports, the woman was so scared that her bag could get stolen during the mad rush at the station, she followed it inside the machine. She jumped onto the conveyor belt and followed her handbag all the way to the other side.
A video shared online actually shows the woman's silhouette inside the machine. The video also shows her climbing off the machine once the checking was done.
The incident took place on February 11, days before China's upcoming Lunar New Year, celebrated on February 16. According to Daily Mail Online, the Lunar New Year travel rush, also known as the largest human migration in the world, began on February 1 across China. So, while it isn't clear what was inside the woman's bag, one can imagine her desire to protect it and not lose it in the crowd.
Meanwhile, staff at the Dongguan station has advised passengers not to climb into the X-ray machines as the radiation given off by the scanners can be harmful, reports Mirror Online.
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