Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-09-21

Four Taiwanese nationals remain among the possible survivors trapped in the rubble

Four Taiwanese nationals remain among the possible survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Mexico City after Tuesday’s devastating earthquake. (CNA photo)

of a collapsed building in Mexico City after Tuesday’s devastating earthquake.

The death toll from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake currently stands at 237 people but is expected to rise. One Taiwanese national is confirmed to be among the dead. Earlier report said that another was rescued was actually inaccurate. Therefore, four other Taiwanese nationals are understood to be among the missing in the ruins of a collapsed building in the Mexican capital.

The temblor that struck at 1.13pm on Tuesday brought down at least 44 buildings, including homes, schools and office buildings. That was just hours after the city held preparation drills on the anniversary of a magnitude 8.0 quake that struck the city on Sept. 19, 1985, killing thousands.    [FULL  STORY]