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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — The developer of a building in Taiwan that partially collapsed during an earthquake has been detained for negligent manslaughter with prosecutors saying the man was not licensed to oversee construction projects. The lower floors of the 12-storey Yun Tsui residential building — which also housed a restaurant and hotel — pancaked when a 6.4-magnitude quake struck the tourist hotspot of Hualien on February 6. A total of 17 people died in […]
by Amber WANG / Michelle YUN / Paul Yang Agence France-Presse HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) — Rescue workers in the Taiwanese city of Hualien searched for survivors in buildings left tilting on their foundations Wednesday, after an earthquake that killed two and injured more than 200. Authorities said they could not verify how many residents were still missing after the 6.4-magnitude quake which hit the eastern port city late Tuesday, taking out the lower storeys of […]
