Taiwan earthquake death toll rises to 13, hundreds still stranded

Workers begin demolition of collapsed building, two days after a powerful earthquake struck the city, in Hualien City, eastern Taiwan, Friday, April 5, 2024. - AP

TAIPEI (dpa): The death toll following a powerful earthquake in Taiwan rose to 13 on Saturday after another body was discovered in hard-hit Taroko National Park.

In the eastern city of Hualien, around which Wednesday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake was centred, roads in mountainous areas remained blocked by multiple landslides.