Taiwan quake death toll rises to 38, eventual toll could likely top 100
Rescuers search for survivors at a collapsed building in Tainan City, southeast China's Taiwan, Feb. 8, 2016. Saturday's 6.7-magnitude earthquake, which struck just two days ahead of the traditional Chinese New Year near Tainan, has killed at least 38 people, all but two of them in the collapse of the 16-story residential complex. More than 100 people are believed to still be under the debris, stoking fears that the eventual toll could top 100 as the likelihood of survivors ticks away. (Xinhua)
Rescuers move the debris of a car while searching for survivors at a collapsed building in Tainan City, southeast China's Taiwan, Feb. 8, 2016. Saturday's 6.7-magnitude earthquake, which struck just two days ahead of the traditional Chinese New Year near Tainan, has killed at least 38 people, all but two of them in the collapse of the 16-story residential complex. More than 100 people are believed to still be under the debris, stoking fears that the eventual toll could top 100 as the likelihood of survivors ticks away. (Xinhua)
Rescuers search for survivors at a collapsed building in Tainan City, southeast China's Taiwan, Feb. 8, 2016. Saturday's 6.7-magnitude earthquake, which struck just two days ahead of the traditional Chinese New Year near Tainan, has killed at least 38 people, all but two of them in the collapse of the 16-story residential complex. More than 100 people are believed to still be under the debris, stoking fears that the eventual toll could top 100 as the likelihood of survivors ticks away. (Xinhua)
Rescuers transfer an eight-year-old survivor from a collapsed building to local hospital in Tainan City, southeast China's Taiwan, Feb. 8, 2016. Saturday's 6.7-magnitude earthquake, which struck just two days ahead of the traditional Chinese New Year near Tainan, has killed at least 38 people, all but two of them in the collapse of the 16-story residential complex. More than 100 people are believed to still be under the debris, stoking fears that the eventual toll could top 100 as the likelihood of survivors ticks away. (Xinhua)