Many of the missing were believed to be trapped in a 12-storey residential building that was tilting at a 45-degree angle. Many of the missing were believed to be trapped in a 12-storey residential building that was tilting at a 45-degree angle. Nervous residents endured a series of aftershocks, including a 5.7 quake late on Wednesday and smaller tremors early on Thursday. Many of the missing were believed to be trapped in a 12-storey residential building that was tilting at a 45-degree angle. 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: Indian Express February 08, 2018 02:03 UTC