Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years, which has left at least 12 dead.
Two bodies have been found in the Taroko National Park, a tourist attraction famous for its rugged, mountainous terrain in Hualien County about 150 kilometres from Taipei. At least four other victims were found in the park. Authorities have yet to verify the identities of the latest victims.
The family, surnamed You, had gone on a hike after visiting ancestral sites for the traditional grave-sweeping observances.
The 7.4-magnitude quake sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides, blocking roads and smashing cars and injured more than 1000 people.
In the county seat of Hualien, crews were working to demolish the five-storey Tien Wang Hsing building, which was left leaning at a severe angle, one of scores of buildings damaged around the island. Residents wearing motorcycle and construction helmets recovered legal documents and other items before large cement-penetrating drills and backhoes began bringing down the building.