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Summary <p>Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years triggered landslides, building collapses and injured at least 800 people. Plus: fighting the stigma of epilepsy in Cameroon</p><p>Good morning.</p><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/taiwan-earthquake-magnitude-tsunami-warning-japan-okinawa">7.2-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan</a> killed nine people and injured at least 800 on Wednesday, causing building collapses, power outages and landslides throughout the island. The quake – Taiwan’s strongest in 25 years – also sparked initial tsunami warnings in southern Japan and the Philippines.</p><p><strong>How serious is the tsunami risk in the region?</strong> Both Japan and the Philippines lifted their tsunami warnings a few hours after the earthquake hit.</p><p><strong>How much worse could it have been?</strong> Agence France-Presse <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/03/taiwan-earthquake-today-live-updates-magnitude-tsunami-warning-japan-evacuations-okinawa-buildings-collapse-tapei?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-660d04ae8f08bf76da23ebf0#block-660d04ae8f08bf76da23ebf0">reports</a> that strict building regulations and widespread public disaster awareness appear to have staved off a major catastrophe.</p><p><strong>Who were the seven international aid workers who were killed?</strong> WCK has identified the victims as the Britons John Chapman, 57, James Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, who were working for the charity’s security team; the team’s leader, Lalzawmi (Zomi) Frankcom, 43, an Australian national; the American-Canadian dual citizen Jacob Flickinger, 33; the Polish national Damian Sobol, 35; and a Palestinian, Saif Issam Abu Taha, 25.</p><p><strong>What has Israel said about the attack? </strong>The Israeli military said that an investigation into the attack was under way, and expressed “sincere sorrow” over the deaths.</p><p><strong>And Joe Biden?</strong> “This conflict has been one of the worst in recent memory in terms of how many aid workers have been killed,” the US president said, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/02/biden-gaza-aid-workers-israel-idf-drone-attack-investigation">criticising Israel</a> for not doing enough to protect aid workers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/03/first-thing-taiwan-earthquake">Continue reading...</a>

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