Rescuers are using cranes to get to those trapped in what's left of Hwalien's Marshal Hotel.

救難人員正在利用起重機來救出那些受困在花蓮統帥大飯店的人

When the earthquake struck just before midnight local time, the ground floor caved in, leaving the entire building slanting on its side.

半夜地震發生時，地面塌陷造成整棟大樓傾倒

There are two people left inside.

還有兩個人在裡面

One is my older brother and another is his colleague.

一個是我哥哥，一個是他同事

The rescuers are trying to dig further down to look for my brother.

救難人員為了找我哥哥，正在往更深的地方挖掘

That's the situation for now.

這是目前的情況

Taiwan's president Tsai Ying Wen arrived in Hwalien on Wednesday morning.

台灣總統蔡英文於星期三早晨抵達花蓮

Earlier on social media she said teams from around the island will be helping with the search for survivors.

稍早在社群網站上她提到各地的救難隊都會來協助搜救

Taiwan's fire agency reports that five more buildings including a hospital were also damaged as were several roads leading to the city.

根據台灣消防署回報，包括一間醫院在內，還有五棟建築物受到毀壞，通往花蓮的某幾條道路也是

This earthquake followed another one over the weekend off the coast of Hwalien.

週末在花蓮沿岸地區發生了一個地震，隨之而來的便是這次地震

This earthquake today in the sequence for last few days has been right in one of the hot spots on the northeast coast of Taiwan.

這幾天的連續地震中，這次的強震位於台灣東部的地震熱點上

So it's not a surprise.

所以這並不讓人意外

Uh it's in an area where aftershocks are inevitable you know.

這個地區必然會發生餘震

The question is how many big aftershocks will there be.

問題在於，還會有多少強烈餘震？

and our usual odds are one in ten or one in twenty chance of a bigger earthquake.

通常發生更大地震的可能性大約是十分之一或是二十分之一

so they need to be prepared and at least for a few days for more action.

所以他們應該要在這幾天做好準備，應付可能發生的事件

A city lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, known for regular seismic activity from Alaska to Southeast Asia.

這座城市位於環太平洋火山帶，也位在從阿拉斯加延伸到東南亞這條地震帶之上

Joao da Silva. Al Jazeera.

記者 Joao da Silva，您收看的是半島電視台