{"id":187905,"date":"2016-02-08T06:46:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T06:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=187905"},"modified":"2016-02-08T06:46:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T06:46:55","slug":"taiwan-earthquake-two-rescued-from-collapsed-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=187905","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan earthquake: Two rescued from collapsed building"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two people have been pulled alive from the ruins of an apartment building two days after it collapsed in a powerful earthquake in Tainan City in Taiwan.<\/p>\n

The first was a woman who was officials said was found lying underneath the body of her husband. Their two-year-old son was found dead nearby.<\/p>\n

Shortly later, a man was also rescued alive, local media reported.<\/p>\n

At least 35 people died in the magnitude 6.4 quake, most of whom were inside the Weiguan Jinlong building.<\/p>\n

More than 100 people are still thought to be trapped inside.<\/p>\n

\"The
The rescued man had been talking to rescuers through the night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The man was conscious and rushed to hospital.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Almost
Almost all the people who died were inside the Weiguan Jinlong apartment complex.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The woman, Tsao Wei-ling, was rescued on Monday morning, local MP Wang Ting-yu was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. She was conscious and was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

Rescuers said it appeared her husband’s body had protected her from a falling beam.<\/p>\n

The man had been talking to rescuers throughout the night. He was pulled free just before midday local time.<\/p>\n

Officials said late on Sunday that 310 people had been rescued from the rubble of the building, with 100 of them taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

A six-month-old baby girl pulled alive from the rubble died a few hours later in hospital.<\/p>\n

The 17 storeys of the Weiguan Jinlong (Golden Dragon) apartment complex crumpled as the quake struck just before 04:00 local time on Saturday (20:00 GMT Friday), as Taiwan was beginning the lunar new year holiday.<\/p>\n

\"Expert
Expert teams have been scouring the rubble.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An investigation has been launched into whether the construction of the building contributed to its collapse.<\/p>\n

Tainan City Mayor William Lai said survivors had reported legal “violations” in its construction but gave no further details.<\/p>\n

Mr Lai said he had contacted judicial units and that prosecutors had formally launched an investigation into the construction of the apartment building.<\/p>\n

“We’ve also commissioned three independent bodies to preserve evidence during the rescue so we can assist the residents if they want to file lawsuits in the future,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We will hold the builder responsible if they have broken the law.”<\/p>\n

Hundreds of soldiers are involved in the rescue effort, with the help of high-tech equipment, sniffer dogs and cranes. Shelters are being set up for those who have lost their homes in the city of two million people.<\/p>\n

President Ma Ying-jeou and President-elect Tsai Ing-wen, who won the election last month, are both due to visit the site of the disaster later on Monday.<\/p>\n

Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and often sees tremors.<\/p>\n

The quake was shallow, meaning its effects would have been amplified, the US Geological Survey said.<\/p>\n

There were also at least five aftershocks. The quake was felt in the capital Taipei, 300km (186 miles) away.
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\nBy: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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