– A powerful earthquake shook southern Taiwan early on Saturday near the city of Tainan
– Multiple buildings have collapsed, hundreds are feared trapped in the wreckage
– At least 132 people were rescued from a residential building
– Tainan has a population of more than 1, 8 million.
An earthquake with magnitude 6,4 occurred near Kao-hsiung, Taiwan at about 4am on Saturday local time, on February 5.
‘Multiple’ buildings – including at least one residential block – are said to have fallen following the quake
At least four buildings have fallen down, including a 17-storey apartment building. A local fire brigade had so far rescued 123 people from the wreckage, 26 of them were hospitalized.
Lin Kuan-cheng, spokesman for the National Fire Agency, said: “Four buildings have collapsed in Tainan City area. Search and rescue is under way and no casualties have been reported at this moment.”
Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau reports at least five aftershocks of 3,8-magnitude or more shook Tainan about half an hour after the initial quake.
A destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
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