Tag: Tainan quake death toll

Tainan mayor says number of victims trapped after quake higher than first thought

  (Reuters) — The mayor of the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan said on Monday (February 8) that more people were feared trapped inside the rubble of a collapsed apartment block than first thought. Speaking to journalists beside the building, which was toppled by an earthquake on Saturday (February 6), William Lai said rescuers had corrected upwards the number of people still thought to be inside. “As of now the number of people trapped inside […]