Rescuers searched Thursday for missing people and worked to reach hundreds stranded when Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides, blocking roads. Ten people died and more than 1,000 were injured.

The powerful quake struck during the morning rush hour a day earlier, sending schoolchildren rushing outdoors and families fleeing their apartments through the windows. The ground floors of some buildings collapsed, leaving them leaning at precarious angles. Though the island is regularly rattled by earthquakes and generally well prepared, authorities did not send out the usual alerts because they were expecting a smaller temblor.

Some 200 residents of Hualien County near the epicenter were staying in temporary shelters, and the main road linking the county to the capital, Taipei, was still closed Thursday afternoon, but much of Taiwan’s day-to-day life returned to normal. Some local rail service to Hualien resumed, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., one of the world’s most important manufacturers of computer chips, restarted most operations, the Central News Agency reported.

The Minnesota Twins are set to play the Cleveland Guardians today in the team’s home opener. The Twins have a six game homestand hosting the National League West foe, the Los Angeles Dodgers, after three games against the guardians.

The Twins are coming off a 7-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday, coming back from a 1-3 deficit going into the sixth inning.

St. Thomas students and faculty received a Timely Warning email from Public Safety on Tuesday afternoon providing information on several burglaries that recently occurred on campus. The full story can be found here.

Eli Bieker can be reached at biek1966@stthomas.edu.