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Taiwan earthquake: Man rescued but scores are missing Taiwan earthquake: Baby girl rescued but scores are missing
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Rescuers have pulled a 20-year-old man from the rubble of an apartment block more than a day after it was destroyed by an earthquake in the Taiwanese city of Tainan. A six-month-old baby girl has been rescued from the ruins of an apartment building in Taiwan, 30 hours after it was brought down by an earthquake.
Taiwanese TV showed Huang Kuang-wei being rescued alive to cheers from his family and emergency workers. Earlier a 20-year-old man was also pulled out alive, but hopes are fading for 120 others thought to be trapped in the ruins of the Weiguan Jinlong building in Tainan City.
At least 124 people are missing after the collapse of the 17-storey block during Saturday's quake, officials say. Most of the 26 people who died in the quake were in the building.
At least 20 people are now confirmed dead after the magnitude 6.4 tremor. An investigation into its construction has been launched.
Tainan Mayor Lai Ching-te said many of the missing were buried deep inside the ruins of the apartment block. More than 170 people have now been rescued. Nearly 500 people were injured as a result of the magnitude 6.4 earthquake, and dozens remain in hospital.
The building is one of several in Tainan city that collapsed during the quake. Hundreds of soldiers are involved in the rescue effort, with the help of hi-tech equipment and rescue dogs, and shelters are being set up for those who have lost their homes in the city of two million people.
Among the dead was a newborn baby. Nearly 500 people were injured, at least 92 of whom remain in hospital. The BBC's Rupert Wingfield Hayes, in Tainan City, says that as the rescue goes into a second night, there is an increasing sense of despair among the relatives still waiting for news.
President Ma Ying-jeou promised an "all-out effort" to rescue people. He adds that there is also anger, because the collapsed apartment building has exposed tin cans and blocks of white polystyrene inside some concrete pillars. Unscrupulous construction companies sometimes to use such techniques to save on concrete, and reduce costs.
The 17 storeys of the Weiguan Jinlong (Golden Dragon) apartment complex, home to at least 256 people, crumpled down on each other as the quake took hold just before 04:00 (20:00 GMT on Friday). Interior Minister Chen Wei-jen has said investigators will examine whether the building's construction met the required standards.
More than 200 people were rescued, but a baby, young girl and two adult men were among 12 in the complex who did not survive, officials said. Elsewhere in the city, at least two other victims were killed by falling debris. The 17 storeys of the Weiguan Jinlong (Golden Dragon) apartment complex, home to more than 250 people, crumpled down on each other as the quake took hold just before 04:00 local time on Saturday (20:00 GMT Friday).
Hundreds of soldiers have joined in the rescue effort, with the help of hi-tech equipment and rescue dogs, and shelters are due to be set up for those who have lost their homes in the city of two million people. Elsewhere in the city, at least two other victims were killed by falling debris.
More than 24 hours after the earthquake, fire fighters, police, soldiers and volunteers were picking through the ruins, some using their hands. A woman surnamed Chang said she was waiting to hear from her daughter, who lived on the fifth floor of the fallen block of flats.
A woman surnamed Chang said she was waiting to hear from her daughter, who lived on the fifth floor of the fallen apartment block.
"She's not answering my phone calls. I am trying to hold my emotions and stay strong. I'll do that until I find her," she said."She's not answering my phone calls. I am trying to hold my emotions and stay strong. I'll do that until I find her," she said.
"I know they will find her, but I have also prepared for the worst," she added."I know they will find her, but I have also prepared for the worst," she added.
A man in his 60s, whose son escaped and whose daughter-in-law was in serious condition, was trying to help rescuers pinpoint his 11- and 12-year-old grandsons.A man in his 60s, whose son escaped and whose daughter-in-law was in serious condition, was trying to help rescuers pinpoint his 11- and 12-year-old grandsons.
Interior Minister Chen Wei-jen said investigators would examine whether the building's construction met requirements.
The quake was shallow, meaning its effects would have been amplified, the US Geological Survey said.The quake was shallow, meaning its effects would have been amplified, the US Geological Survey said.
There were also at least five aftershocks. The quake was felt in the capital Taipei, 300km away.There were also at least five aftershocks. The quake was felt in the capital Taipei, 300km away.
Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and often sees tremors.Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and often sees tremors.
China has offered assistance although at the moment at least, given the relatively limited scale of the disaster, it does not look as if much outside help is needed, the BBC's John Sudworth reports from Beijing.
Back in 1999, when a 7.6 magnitude quake killed more than 2,300 people in central Taiwan, a similar offer of help from the mainland became embroiled in political wrangling, with Taiwan accusing China of exploiting the situation for its own political ends, our correspondent adds.
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