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At Least 14 Dead And 100 Missing After Quake Topples Apartment Tower In Taiwan

At Least 14 Dead And 100 Missing After Quake Topples Apartment Tower In Taiwan

by The Daily Eye Team February 9 2016, 3:25 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 35 secs

At least 14 people are dead and more than 100 are still missing after a powerful earthquake shook southern Taiwan on Saturday morning, causing a high-rise building in the city of Tainan to collapse and crumple onto its side.

As the sun started to set on Saturday evening in the southern city of Tainan, rescuers in orange, red, and yellow jumpsuits were still digging through the rubble of the Wei-Guan Golden Dragon Building. Authorities say hundreds have been injured, and the dead include a 10-year-old girl and a newborn baby. Most of the victims were residents of the apartment building, who were sleeping when the 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the southern part of the island nation.

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