Message of hope: The Chinese characters ‘Jiayou’, which means ‘Fight on’, displayed in white on one of Taiwan’s tallest skyscrapers, the Taipei 101, following the powerful earthquake in Tainan. — Reuters
TAINAN: Rescuers raced to free more than 120 people buried under the rubble of an apartment complex felled by an earthquake in southern Taiwan, as an investigation began into the collapse.
At least 29 people were confirmed dead as emergency workers dug for survivors of the 6.4-magnitude quake that toppled the 16-storey complex of almost 100 homes in the city of Tainan on Saturday.
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