'Like a mountain collapsed': Taiwan reels from biggest quake in 25 years

The damaged Uranus Building in Hualien is seen here after the earthquake hit on April 3 morning. - AFP

NEW TAIPEI CITY: Liu watched intently as rescuers carefully picked their way through the remains of a warehouse that crumbled like a house of cards on Wednesday (April 3) during Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years, telling AFP it "was like a mountain collapsed".

Propping ladders against the debris, the rescue workers managed to pluck 50 survivors from the destroyed building in Liu's New Taipei City, just outside the capital.