Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Desperate searches are underway for survivors following the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in a quarter of a century. And the threat isn’t over yet. The 7.4 magnitude quake triggered avalanches and rock slides where people were trapped for hours. Some of the nine killed were hit by falling rocks on highways or hiking trails. […] Read this story