Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, in a search for 67 people missing after a strong earthquake which killed at least seven near Taiwan’s popular tourist city of Hualien. Hualien Mayor Fu Kun-chi said the number of people missing was now close to 60, although an exact figure was not provided. Residents waited and watched anxiously as emergency workers dressed in fluorescent orange and red suits and wearing helmets searched for residents trapped in apartment blocks. A car sat submerged in rubble as rescue workers combed through the ruins of a nearby building. More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, and some Taiwanese remain scarred by a 7.6 magnitude quake that was felt across the island and killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 07, 2018 17:37 UTC