A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan Wednesday morning, with the worst damage located in the east coast city of Hualien. Early reports say that nine people have died, with nearly a thousand injured. With many still trapped, The World’s Asia correspondent Patrick Winn tells host Carolyn Beeler that the death toll is expected to rise.
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