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At Least 11 Dead As Several Buildings Collapse In Taiwan Earthquake

At least 11 people were killed when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Southern Taiwan yesterday causing multiple buildings, including a high-rise residential tower to collapse. More than 200 people have been rescued as emergency teams searched through the rubble. At least 30 people remain missing. Tainan’s mayor said people were alive but trapped under the rubble and all means would be used to rescue them. The epicenter of the quake was located at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles approximately 19 miles east-southeast of Tainan. The quake was initially reported as a magnitude 6.7 Following the quake around 168,000 households were left without power in Tainan. RT reports: The emergency response center has confirmed that at least four people were killed at the site of the collapsed 17-story building in Tainan, including a 10-day-old infant, a 55-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man. In total at least seven buildings have collapsed as a result of the earthquake. “Four buildings have collapsed in Tainan City area. Search and rescue is underway and no casualties have been reported at this moment,” Lin Kuan-cheng, spokesman for the National Fire Agency, told AFP. The 17-floor apartment building houses over 250 people and consists of at least 90 households, according to [...]