Ceremony bids farewell to tilting symbol of Taiwan quake
The glass-fronted Uranus building, located in Hualien, the city nearest the quake's epicentre, is a 10-storey mix of shops and apartments that has stood for nearly 40 years.
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Heavy equipment are being used to demolish the Uranus building, which was damaged in the April 3 earthquake, in Hualien on April 5, 2024. - At least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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HUALIEN, TAIWAN- Fruit, flowers and incense paper were laid on a table Friday as authorities prepared a ceremony before demolishing a precariously tilting building that has become a