Malaysian duo injured in Taiwan rockfall


PETALING JAYA: Wisma Putra has confirmed that a Malaysian traveller was injured due to a rockfall at Taiwan’s Taroko National Park after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the coastal city of Hualien.

The victim, who was injured after he was hit by falling rocks when visiting the national park yesterday, has been admitted to the Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital.

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