Saturday 6 February 2016

Deadly earthquake topples buildings in Taiwan city of Tainan

Image for the news resultAn earthquake has toppled buildings in the south Taiwanese city of Tainan, killing at least 11 people.
The magnitude 6.4 quake struck just before 04:00 (20:00 GMT Friday) when most people were at home asleep.
A baby was among at least four people killed when a high-rise building, containing 100 homes, collapsed.



At least 30 people remain missing. Tainan's mayor said people were alive but trapped under the rubble and all means would be used to rescue them.

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