Filipina caregiver found dead in Taiwan’s Hualien quake

The Filipina’s body was discovered on the 7th floor of the building in which she had been working

Taiwan News 
Date: 2018/02/08
By: Maggie Huang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A female Philippine caregiver, identified as Melody Albano Castro, was confirmed dead in the earthquake that hit Hualien City in eastern Taiwan before midnight on Tuesday, according to reports.

The Filipina’s body was discovered on the 7th floor of the building in which she had been working. She was found crushed by a bed and failed to escape when the accident occurred.

The 28-year-old woman worked as a caregiver for a Japanese family that consisted of a 63-year-old woman, her 68-year-old husband, and the elderly woman’s mute younger brother.    [FULL  STORY]