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Hunt for dozens still trapped after Taiwan earthquake kills at least nine and injures 800

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Some 127 people are still trapped in the aftermath of the most powerful earthquake to hit Taiwan in a quarter of a century.

A group of 77 are stuck in the Jinwen and Qingshui tunnels under mountains in Hualien county - the epicentre of the quake - with two German citizens trapped in the Chongde tunnel in Taroko National Park.

Meanwhile, 50 people are unable to get out of four minibuses which were en route from central Hualien City to nearby Taroko National Park, Taiwanese authorities confirmed.

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