MORE PHOTOS FROM THE
9/21 TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE These images were taken about 8 hours after the 9/21 quake by a friend who went to Tungshih with his girlfriend to bring her relatives a tent.
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A common sight in Tungshih. 53 KB	Yet another precariously leaning building. 43 KB	The weak first floors of many structures "pancaked" while upper floors remained intact. 66 KB
The road where the steamshovel is sitting used to be level with the buildings on the right. 81 KB	It really pisses me off when people say I'm safe in my first floor apartment. 65 KB	Tungshih's "Prosperous Farm" supermarket. 56 KB
Big windows and few support beams on the first floor caused this "pancaking" effect to occur. 48 KB	Notice the mud splashed way up on the side of this building and the half-buried car to the right. 59 KB	It's a surreal scene, like something out of a movie. 57 KB
The military was on the scene rather quickly... 49 KB	...directing traffic and doing other shit they're really good at... 67 KB	...like directing traffic. 47 KB
The bridge from Fengyuan to Tungshih was damaged, so only one side could be used. 41 KB	The streets cracked and buckled all over the place. 45 KB	Don't get in nature's way. 50 KB

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