"People this morning in Taiwan woke up at 8am to the biggest earthquake that the island has seen in 25 years", said FRANCE 24's correspondent in Hualian, Taiwan Jan Camenzind Broomby. With the epicentre just kilometres from Haulian, which is a major city, "we have seen videos on social media circulating of collapsed infrastructure, collapsed residential buildings, with some videos even showing children being lifted out of collapsed homes," said Camenzind Broomby.