Facebook Implements Safety Check After a Major Earthquake Struck Taiwan

Find out if your friends and family are safe.

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A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck Taiwan Saturday morning, killing at least three. CNNreports that 221 were rescued from the city and that more than 150 were hospitalized.

In an effort to help users let their loved ones of their whereabouts, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that  the social media site has activated Safety Check once again. It was previously used just after the Paris attacks and seemed to go over really well. 

 

Our thoughts are with those in Taiwan.

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