Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/02/07
By: Lee Hsin-Yin, Christie Chen and Joseph Yeh

Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) Hualien County in eastern Taiwan has reported several cases of severe damage to buildings, including a caved-in hotel, in the wake of a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck the area late Tuesday, according to the National Fire Agency.

The temblor that registered an intensity of 7 in downtown Hualien led to Marshal Hotel caving in and Beautiful Life Hotel tilting. A number of people were trapped in the buildings and firefighters have been working hard to help them out.

The military has also sent servicemen on rescue missions.    [FULL  STORY]