The head of the Israeli mission in Taiwan, Mia Yaron, spoke with a couple of Israelis who were traveling in the area of the earthquake that struck the country. The Israelis did not make contact with their relatives for hours since the earthquake began, and were defined as cut off from contact.

The first sign of life from them passed with the help of minimal radio communication with the area where they are located, and through this information was received in Israel that the two are alive and staying in the cabin. At least nine people were killed in the severe earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.2.