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Following the most powerful earthquake in decades that struck Taiwan on Wednesday, hundreds of people are still trapped and isolated.
More than 600 individuals, including around 450 at a hotel in Taroko National Park, are stranded in various locations due to rockslides and other damages.
Rescue operations are underway to recover those trapped under debris, including two bodies found beneath boulders on a hiking trail.
Additionally, four individuals are missing on the same Shakadang Trail in Taroko National Park, known for its rugged terrain.
The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.4, occurred off Taiwan's east coast on Wednesday morning, resulting in at least 12 fatalities, with 10 individuals still unaccounted for.
The two bodies discovered on Friday, a man and a woman, have yet to be identified, according to reports from Taiwanese media.
Survivors recounted how rocks tumbled onto roads, trapping them in tunnels until rescuers could free them.
In Hualien city, a building leaning dangerously over a street is being carefully dismantled.
The relatively low number of casualties from such a powerful quake has been attributed to strict construction standards and extensive public education campaigns on the earthquake-prone island.
This seismic event is the most significant in decades, with the previous major earthquake striking the nation in 1999, claiming 2,400 lives with a magnitude of 7.7.
The recent earthquake struck about 11 miles south-southwest of Hualien and was approximately 21 miles deep. Several aftershocks followed, with the USGS reporting one subsequent quake measuring 6.5 magnitude and seven miles deep.
Shallower quakes tend to cause more surface damage. The earthquake triggered a tsunami warning, which was later lifted.
"Earthquakes are a common occurrence, and I've grown accustomed to them. But today was the first time I was scared to tears by an earthquake," said Hsien-hsuen Keng, a resident of Taipei.
"I was awakened by the earthquake. I had never felt such intense shaking before."