Rescuers scour tilted buildings after quake

Precarious: A severely damaged building leaning precariously as rescue workers search for signs of life in Hualien. — Reuters

HUALIEN: Rescue workers pulled survivors and bodies from buildings tilting precariously in the Taiwanese city of Hualien after an overnight earthquake killed at least seven people, injured more than 250 and left dozens missing.

Emergency responders were focusing on a 12-storey apartment block and a nearby hotel, both of which were leaning dangerously with their lower floors pancaked after the 6.4-magnitude quake hit the popular tourist city late on Tuesday.