(Above)Two enormous problems in one snapshot. The pole lying in the road carried electrical power locally, and this neighborhood like countless others would be without power until these poles were repaired. In the background, though, stands a massive tower for a regional power line, dangerously tilted and dangling cable, completely disconnected from its neighboring tower. Destruction of trunk lines like this would keep areas of central Taiwan without power for weeks.

(Above right) Less than 12 hours after the quake, a road crew tackles a buckled section of roadway. 

(Below) After a landslide, this rather large rock was the only debris that hadn't been cleared away. Apparently it was a little too large to simply sweep off the road. It's amusing that some thoughtful road worker placed a red cone in front of the rock, as if drivers might not notice a boulder the size of a freight truck, but would surely see the traffic cone.

(Below right) A typical scene on bridges and overpasses. The concrete bridge in the backgound spans a deep ravine in the mountains, and was almost untouched. But the road leading up to the bridge is asphalt, a softer material. 

(Bottom, left and right)  We saw a number of these toppled silos. It made us glad we weren't in the concrete or grain business. Being naturally top-heavy, almost none of these storage structures were still standing, and many were smashed open.