PHOTOS FROM THE
9/21 TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE
These images were taken in Taichung City about 9 hours after the big one struck.

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My least favorite bus company--toppled! Too bad no bus drivers were in there.

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Close to work
The place I worked was less than 100 steps away from this place.

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Rear view
From the rear. This is where I used to wait for the bus every day!

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Edgy
This billboard used to be on the second and third floors of the bus station.

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Flat black
This doesn't usually happen to people who park illegally...

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Flat black 2
...but you never know when it'll happen to you.

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The walls
Taxi-cum-pancake.

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came tumblin',
Good aim. Notice the location of the bricks.

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...down
Substandard construction materials and methods were to blame for a lot of the devastation.

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counter
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