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Volunteers serve food to Taiwan quake victims

Volunteers serve food to Taiwan quake victims

TONGSHIH, Taiwan - Volunteers serve food to victims of the Sept. 21 earthquake at a relief center in Tongshih township, Taichung County in central Taiwan on Sept. 26.

Relief goods reach Taiwan quake victims

Relief goods reach Taiwan quake victims

TONGSHIH, Taiwan - Donated clothes and other relief goods reach a primary school in Tongshih township, Taichung County on Sept. 26, waiting for distribution to victims of the massive earthquake which struck central Taiwan on Sept. 21.

Quake relief goods pile up in Tongshih, Taiwan

Quake relief goods pile up in Tongshih, Taiwan

TONGSHIH, Taiwan - Relief goods gathered from donations across Taiwan pile up in the Tongshih township, Taichung County on Sept. 26, waiting for distribution to victims who turned homeless in the massive earthquake which struck central Taiwan on Sept. 21.

Water supply remains unavailable in Taichung

Water supply remains unavailable in Taichung

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - A woman who lost her home in the Sept. 22 killer quake and now takes shelter in a tent receives water from a plastic container on the morning of Sept. 25 in Taichung, central Taiwan. The earthquake halted water supply in the county.

Road cut by quake

Road cut by quake

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The winding road remains cut at Taipinghsiang, Taichun County, on Sept. 24 following the massive earthquake that hit central Taiwan on Sept. 21.

Dam damaged by quake

Dam damaged by quake

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Water gushes out through a dam heavily damaged by a devastating earthquake that jolted central Taiwan on Sept. 21. The photo was taken at Shihkang, Taichung County, on Sept. 24.

Residents sit resigned in front of collapsed apartments

Residents sit resigned in front of collapsed apartments

TALI, Taiwan - Residents sit resigned Sept. 22 in front of their apartment buildings in Tali, Taichung County, which collapsed during the Sept. 21 earthquake.

Quake victims stay outside

Quake victims stay outside

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Mothers and children rendered homeless by the Sept. 21 earthquake stay in makeshift tents outside for fears of an aftershock at Chichi, Nantou County, on Sept. 22.

Taiwanese rice has its roots in Japan

Taiwanese rice has its roots in Japan

The photo taken on June 1, 2018 shows a strain of rice, Taichung No. 65, grown at the Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station in Changhua County, central Taiwan. The Japanese rice strain is the parent of a major staple of the Taiwanese diet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Quake victims stay outside

Quake victims stay outside

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Mothers and children rendered homeless by the Sept. 21 earthquake stay in makeshift tents outside for fears of an aftershock at Chichi, Nantou County, on Sept. 22.

Relief goods pour in

Relief goods pour in

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Volunteers handle relief goods that arrive in the central Taiwan town of Chichi, Nantou County, on Sept. 22 the day after the island was devastated by an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale.

Volunteers serve food to Taiwan quake victims

Volunteers serve food to Taiwan quake victims

TONGSHIH, Taiwan - Volunteers serve food to victims of the Sept. 21 earthquake at a relief center in Tongshih township, Taichung County in central Taiwan on Sept. 26.

Relief goods reach Taiwan quake victims

Relief goods reach Taiwan quake victims

TONGSHIH, Taiwan - Donated clothes and other relief goods reach a primary school in Tongshih township, Taichung County on Sept. 26, waiting for distribution to victims of the massive earthquake which struck central Taiwan on Sept. 21.

Quake relief goods pile up in Tongshih, Taiwan

Quake relief goods pile up in Tongshih, Taiwan

TONGSHIH, Taiwan - Relief goods gathered from donations across Taiwan pile up in the Tongshih township, Taichung County on Sept. 26, waiting for distribution to victims who turned homeless in the massive earthquake which struck central Taiwan on Sept. 21.

Water supply remains unavailable in Taichung

Water supply remains unavailable in Taichung

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - A woman who lost her home in the Sept. 22 killer quake and now takes shelter in a tent receives water from a plastic container on the morning of Sept. 25 in Taichung, central Taiwan. The earthquake halted water supply in the county.

Road cut by quake

Road cut by quake

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The winding road remains cut at Taipinghsiang, Taichun County, on Sept. 24 following the massive earthquake that hit central Taiwan on Sept. 21.

Dam damaged by quake

Dam damaged by quake

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Water gushes out through a dam heavily damaged by a devastating earthquake that jolted central Taiwan on Sept. 21. The photo was taken at Shihkang, Taichung County, on Sept. 24.

Residents sit resigned in front of collapsed apartments

Residents sit resigned in front of collapsed apartments

TALI, Taiwan - Residents sit resigned Sept. 22 in front of their apartment buildings in Tali, Taichung County, which collapsed during the Sept. 21 earthquake.