Earthquake in Taiwan: missing miners res • Table.Briefings

There is a lot to clean up: Thousands of buildings have been damaged in Hualien, the city worst hit by the quake.

According to the authorities, 64 miners who were cut off from the outside world after the severe earthquake in Taiwan have been rescued. However, the search for missing people is still ongoing.

Rescue workers continued to work tirelessly on the second day after the severe earthquake in Taiwan to free numerous people trapped in tunnels. There are still 42 people missing whose whereabouts are currently unclear. Following a visit to an emergency center in Hualien, Taiwan’s head of government Chen Chien-jen said he hoped that „we can use today’s time to find all people who are stranded and unaccounted for.“

Earthquake in Taiwan: missing miners rescued

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