In the township of Chungliao, over 90 % of all buildings sustained damage. Out of a population of no more than 20-30 thousand, fully 154 people died, with some families wiped out entirely. Anyone in Chungliao would agree that a big earthquake is more frightening even than war.
在中寮鄉全鄉建築有九成以上受損，才兩、三萬人的村莊共一百五十四人死亡，許多家庭都是全家罹難，「強震比戰爭更可怕」是中寮人的心情。