Rescuers pull out another survivor from quake rubble in Tainan

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/02/08
By: Yang Sz-ruei and Kay Liu

The survivor’s mother (center) becomes emotional when hearing the news.
Taipei, Feb. 8 (CNA) Rescuers working at a building that collapsed after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake Saturday pulled out another survivor from the rubble Monday morning.

The survivor, a woman surnamed Tsao, was found under the body of her husband, who shielded her from a collapsed beam in the 16-story Weiguan Jinlong building, rescuers said.

The woman showed stable vitals sign and remained conscious when she was found and rescued.

However, her husband and 2-year son were found dead, while five members in her family still remained unaccounted for, according to the rescuers.     [FULL  STORY]

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