Buildings Collapse As Deadly Quake Hits Taiwan

A rescue operation is under way after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan, causing the collapse of at least four buildings.

Eight people have been confirmed dead so far - six of them from a 17-storey apartment building that came down in the city of Tainan.A 10-day-old girl is among the dead, with five people still missing in the ruins of the complex.

Eight people have been confirmed dead so far - six of them from a 17-storey apartment building that came down in the city of Tainan.
A 10-day-old girl is among the dead, with five people still missing in the ruins of the complex.
Firefighters said more than 220 people have been rescued so far, and dozens have been taken to hospital.
As dawn broke, Taiwanese television showed survivors being taken away from the high-rise building, including an elderly woman in a neck brace and others wrapped in blankets.
At least five aftershocks of 3.8 magnitude or more shook Tainan 30 minutes after the initial quake.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami was not expected.
Taiwan lies between two tectonic plates in the Pacific Ring of Fire and is regularly hit by earthquakes.
In 1999, a 7.6-magnitude quake killed around 2,400 people.