Taiwan earthquake death toll rises to 13 with over 600 still trapped as rescuers face landslide threat
More than 600 people remain stranded three days after a devastating magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Taiwan, killing at least 13 in the island’s eastern county of Hualien.
Rescuers face a range of threats from landslides, rockfalls and aftershocks as they continue working to evacuate the remaining trapped individuals.
Hundreds of those stranded are in a national park in Hualien, including about , after Wednesday’s earthquake sent boulders raining down the mountainside, cutting off roads to the remote region.
