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00:00According to the United States Geological Survey or USGS, a magnitude 6 earthquake hit Taiwan early this morning.
00:13CCTV footage from a store in Chiayi City shows that items fell from the ceiling of the earthquake.
00:20The USGS recorded the epicenter of the earthquake 12 kilometers north of the Yujing District in Tainan City.
00:29This happened a few minutes after midnight.
00:32Some of the items fell from the ceiling of the store and there are no details as to how many were damaged due to the earthquake.
00:42According to the magnitude 6 earthquake in Taiwan, we will call Marci, a Filipino factory worker in Tainan City.
00:50Marci, good morning.
00:56Marci.
01:00Good morning, Marci.
01:02Yes, sir. Hello. Good morning.
01:05How are you doing after this earthquake?
01:10Yes, sir. We are okay here.
01:16Did you evacuate? Did your colleagues evacuate?
01:20When the earthquake happened, all of us went out of our factory and we all gathered there.
01:30Can you describe to us how strong the earthquake that you experienced there was, Marci?
01:37That time when the earthquake happened, it was really strong. It was 6.5, sir.
01:44It was really strong. It was 6.5, sir.
01:47Here in Tainan, the earthquake was really strong.
01:52How many Filipinos were with you in the factory?
01:57Actually, sir, the Filipinos here were around 300.
02:04No one was hurt?
02:07No one, sir.
02:09Did you go back to the factory now?
02:11Yes, sir. We are back now, sir. Thank God, we are all safe.
02:17Did you receive any help?
02:20Yes, sir. After the earthquake, the government sent an ambulance outside our factory.
02:31What about your relatives? Talk to them, Marci.
02:35Hello to my parents in Mindanao, to my mother in Mirna.
02:41Don't worry. I'm okay here in Taiwan.
02:45Our government officials in Taiwan, how are you? Are you okay there?
02:52Yes, sir. They are always cooperating with us.
02:56Okay. Thank you very much and take care of yourselves, fellow countrymen.
03:00Thank you very much, sir. Thank you so much.
03:03Thank you very much.