Cyclone Hidaya is likely to 'bring strong winds and large ocean waves, with heavy rainfall' expected to hit the coast starting Sunday
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Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, some using their hands as they searched for about 145 people missing after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the popular Taiwanese tourist city of Hualien overnight.
At least six people were killed and 225 injured in the quake that hit near the coastal city just before midnight (1600 GMT) on Tuesday, officials said. The latest figures from government data indicated 145 people were missing.
Hotel guests feared trapped after 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan https://t.co/g2nJmieHcJ pic.twitter.com/siQZpTpfjGMany of those were believed to be still trapped inside buildings, including a military hospital, after the quake hit about 22 km (14 miles) northeast of Hualien on Taiwan's east coast.
- TIME (@TIME) February 6, 2018
Video shows firefighters in Taiwan attempting to get inside collapsed hotel where at least two people were trapped after 6.4-magnitude earthquake. https://t.co/n50z0NeaZN pic.twitter.com/CK4lVgXP5CResidents waited and watched anxiously as emergency workers dressed in fluorescent orange and red suits and wearing helmets searched for residents trapped in apartment blocks.
- ABC News (@ABC) February 7, 2018
6.4 Magnitude Quake Hits Taiwan, At Least 2 Dead https://t.co/IakoEz1wjiRescuers worked their way around and through the building while residents looked on from behind cordoned-off roads.
- NPR (@NPR) February 6, 2018
Rescuers in eastern Taiwan search for survivors in toppled buildings, after a 6.4 quake kills two and injures more than 200 https://t.co/affTgqJORC pic.twitter.com/wOcnfedPuD"The president has asked the cabinet and related ministries to immediately launch the 'disaster mechanism' and to work at the fastest rate on disaster relief work," Tsai's office said in a statement.
- AFP news agency (@AFP) February 7, 2018
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