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Hotels shuttered and restaurants emptied in Taiwan’s Hualien as tourism takes a hit after quake

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epa11261852 A motorcyclist with a passenger drives past the partially collapsed residential building Uranus, following the 03 April earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, 06 April 2024. Although the government has been working to restore the city after the strongest earthquake in 25 years, the business and tourist sectors in Hualien have been affected, resulting in significant economic losses.  EPA-EFE/DANIEL CENG

Hualien County’s normally vibrant tourism industry has become the latest casualty in the wake of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake.

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Things are unusually quiet at the steak restaurant Rourou Table in Taiwan’s eastern city of Hualien. 

On some days, the eatery welcomes only a single customer the entire day.

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