Taiwanese rescue workers search for survivors after overnight quake
Hualien — Rescue workers pulled survivors and bodies from buildings tilting precariously in the Taiwanese city of Hualien Wednesday after an overnight earthquake killed at least seven people, injured more than 250 and left dozens missing. Emergency responders were focusing on a 12-storey apartment block and a nearby hotel, both of which were leaning dangerously with their lower floors pancaked after the 6.4-magnitude quake hit the popular tourist city late Tuesday. The national fire agency said seven people had been killed across the city, and 260 were injured. Some 67 people remained unaccounted for late Wednesday evening. There were grave concerns for the badly leaning Yun Tsui residential building, which also housed a restaurant, shops and a hostel. Dozens of residents — and several pets — were rescued with ropes, ladders and cranes. But fire department staff at the site said at least four bodies had been pulled out of the building in the day. Of those still missing, the Hualien ...
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