World Taiwan: Locals call for ten-second silence after earthquake deflates giant rubber duck

[tom_mai78101]

There have been calls for a ten-second silence after an earthquake caused a giant rubber duck to deflate.

The 18m-high artwork by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman has toured the world this year but was damaged when a 6.3-magnitude quake struck Taiwan on Thursday.

The duck began to deflate after a power cut caused its air pump to fail.

Some onlookers were reportedly so upset by the incident they asked for a ten-second silence to honour the much-loved duck.

The Taiwanese quake appears to be the first time a natural phenomenon has been to blame for the duck’s demise.

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[Ghan]

That's quacked up.

 

[Accname]

This is earth-shattering.

 

[FireCat]

Oh, Poor "Rubber duck".