Taipei, Dec. 28 (CNA) Damage from a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck offshore Yilan County late Saturday was largely repaired across northern Taiwan by Sunday, with authorities reporting only minor incidents and no injuries.
Taoyuan International Airport Corp. said lightweight ceiling debris that fell in waiting lounge areas C1, C5 and C7 and at baggage carousel areas in Terminal 2 has been cleared.
The operator of Taiwan's busiest international airport said two passengers were struck by falling materials but no one was injured.
Repairs have been completed and airport operations remain normal.
The Yilan County government said that as of around 10 a.m. Sunday its education department had not been notified of damage to school buildings and tourism facilities under its management were not damaged.
The earthquake caused a fault at Yilan County's Dong'ao substation, leading to a brief power outage affecting 3,465 households, but power was quickly restored in around 10 minutes, the county government said.
Fallen rocks were reported on a slope along the access road to Qingshui Geothermal Park, but traffic resumed after clearance work, it said.
The Taipei City government said it received 39 incident reports, all classified as minor.
Cases included nine gas leaks, 14 water outages and leaks, one damaged traffic signal, six instances of minor building damage, two wall collapses, and two cases of people temporarily trapped in elevators.
The city government said that as of 8 a.m. Sunday, 38 cases had been handled, with one remaining leakage case scheduled for repair later in the day by the Taipei Water Department.
The New Taipei City government reported six incidents, including falling tiles, a water pipeline rupture, ground cracking, ground seepage and a landslide, with no casualties.
It said cleanup and repairs were completed at Long'an Overpass in Xinzhuang District, while slope repairs continued on Provincial Highway 106 in Pingxi District.
The Taoyuan Fire Department said it received one report of people trapped in an elevator, an incident that was resolved without injury.
