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115 bodies pulled out from Taiwan quake rubble; 2 missing 114 bodies pulled from toppled Taiwan building; 1 missing
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Rescuers have pulled out 115 dead a week since a powerful earthquake struck Taiwan’s oldest city of Tainan, leaving only two missing in the rubble of a collapsed 17-story residential complex, authorities said Saturday. TAIPEI, Taiwan — Workers have pulled out 114 bodies from the rubble of a high-rise apartment building that collapsed in an earthquake in Taiwan’s oldest city, leaving only one missing, authorities said Saturday, a week after the disaster.
All but two of the dead were found at the ruins of the Weiguan Golden Dragon complex, which toppled when the 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck last Saturday just ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. All but two of the 116 bodies recovered in Tainan after the magnitude-6.4 quake struck the city on Feb. 6 were found in the ruins of the Weiguan Golden Dragon building. A total of 327 people in the 17-story building survived.
A total of 327 people in the building survived. According to Taiwan’s Interior Ministry, workers extracted more than 60 more bodies on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. One person is still unaccounted for, local authorities said Saturday.
According to Taiwan’s Interior Ministry, workers extracted scores more bodies on Friday and Saturday morning. Two are still listed as missing. Authorities have detained the building’s developer, Lin Ming-hui, and two architects on suspicion of negligent homicide amid accusations that Lin’s company cut corners in the building’s construction.
Authorities have detained the building’s developer Lin Ming-hui and two architects this week on suspicion of negligent homicide amid accusations his firm cut corners in the construction.
Tainan city officials said they will inspect several dozen other developments built by Lin, as well as other buildings in the Weiguan compound that did not collapse.Tainan city officials said they will inspect several dozen other developments built by Lin, as well as other buildings in the Weiguan compound that did not collapse.
Earthquakes frequently strike Taiwan, but usually cause little or no damage, particularly since more stringent building regulations were introduced following a magnitude-7.6 quake in 1999 that killed more than 2,300. Earthquakes frequently strike Taiwan, but usually cause little or no damage, particularly since more stringent building regulations were introduced following a magnitude-7.6 quake in 1999 that killed more than 2,300 people.
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