Families shelter in tents as rescuers seek people cut off by Taiwan quake

Relatives walk with a man who was rescued from a remote area, following the earthquake, in Hualien, Taiwan, April 4, 2024.- Reuters

HUALIEN: Relief workers set aside stuffed toys, blankets and baby formula for families sheltering Thursday (April 4) in an elementary school in Hualien, the epicentre of Taiwan's biggest earthquake in a quarter of a century.

"We have all the necessary stuff -- blankets, toilet and a place to rest," said Indonesian Hendri Sutrisno, who occupied a tent with his wife and two-month-old baby.