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发表于 27.12.2006 12:22:23
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BBC新闻Asia communications hit by quake <br />(电缆的维修将需要3个Repairs could take three weeks, Vice-General Manager Lin Jen-hung said, but quality would improve daily.)<br />Asia communications hit by quake <br /><br />The quake was felt across Taiwan <br />Telecommunications across Asia have been severely disrupted because of damage to undersea cables caused by Tuesday's earthquake near Taiwan. <br />Banks and businesses in Taiwan, South Korea, China and Japan reported telephone and internet problems. www.6park.com<br /><br />The earthquake, a magnitude 7.1 according to the US Geological Survey, struck off Taiwan's southern coast www.6park.com<br /><br />Two people were killed and at least 42 injured in the temblor, which shook buildings across the island. www.6park.com<br /><br />The earthquake took place at 2026 (1226 GMT) south-west of Hengchun. It was followed by a number of aftershocks. www.6park.com<br /><br />Japan's Meteorological Agency had warned of a possible localised tsunami heading towards the Philippines, but nothing was later reported. www.6park.com<br /><br />'Seriously affected' www.6park.com<br /><br />Taiwan's largest telephone company, Chunghwa Telecom Co, said damage to an undersea cable had disrupted 98% of Taiwan's communications with Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong. www.6park.com<br /><br />Repairs could take three weeks, Vice-General Manager Lin Jen-hung said, but quality would improve daily. www.6park.com<br /><br />www.6park.com<br /><br />Telecommunications companies in Hong Kong, Japan and China also reported problems. www.6park.com<br /><br />China's biggest telecoms provider, China Telecommunications Group, said that communications cables to the US and to Europe had been damaged. www.6park.com<br /><br />"Internet connections have been seriously affected, and phone links and dedicated business lines have also been affected to some degree," it said. www.6park.com<br /><br />In South Korea, broadband provider KT Corp said six submarine cables had been affected, interrupting services to customers including banks. www.6park.com<br /><br />Some foreign exchange trading was reportedly affected. www.6park.com<br /><br />"Trading of the Korean won has mostly halted due to the communication problem," a dealer at one South Korean domestic bank told Reuters news agency. www.6park.com<br /><br />Several companies have warned of slow internet access over the next few days. www.6park.com<br /><br />In Taiwan, rescue workers were searching through rubble for people injured in the earthquake. www.6park.com<br /><br />Two members of a family died in Hengchun when their house collapsed, Taiwanese officials said www.6park.com<br /><br />The earthquake came on the second anniversary of the Asian tsunami, which claimed almost 250,000 lives. www.6park.com<br /><br /><br /><br /> |
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