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Rescue workers free people trapped in a leaning building in Taiwan

Rescue workers free people trapped in a leaning building in Taiwan
Rescue and emergency workers block off a street in Hualien where a building was left tilting precariously. (Photo: Daily Telegraph)

Rescuers worked earlier today to free people trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan's east coast caused several buildings to cave in and tilt dangerously.

At least six people were killed and 76 could not be contacted following the quake.

Videos and photos showed several mid‑sized buildings in worst‑hit Hualien county leaning at sharp angles, their lowest floors crushed into mangled heaps of concrete, glass, iron and other debris. Firefighters climbed ladders hoisted against windows to reach residents inside apartments.

The shallow, magnitude 6.4 quake caused at least four buildings to cave in and shift on their foundations.

Source: Stuff.co.nz

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