• A man cries after his mother was confirmed dead near a collapsed building in Tainan, Taiwan. The government in Tainan, the worst-hit city, said that more than 170 people had been rescued from the 17-story building following the magnitude-6.4 quake that struck before dawn Saturday. Lam Yik Fei / Getty Images
    A man cries after his mother was confirmed dead near a collapsed building in Tainan, Taiwan. The government in Tainan, the worst-hit city, said that more than 170 people had been rescued from the 17-story building following the magnitude-6.4 quake that struck before dawn Saturday. Lam Yik Fei / Getty Images
  • A child is rescued from a toppled building after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan. The earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday, toppling at least one high-rise residential building and trapping people inside. AP Photo
    A child is rescued from a toppled building after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan. The earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday, toppling at least one high-rise residential building and trapping people inside. AP Photo
  • Emergency rescuers continue to search for missing people in a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Tainan. Rescuers on Sunday found signs of life within the remains of the high-rise residential building that collapsed in a powerful, shallow earthquake in southern Taiwan. Wally Santana / AP
    Emergency rescuers continue to search for missing people in a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Tainan. Rescuers on Sunday found signs of life within the remains of the high-rise residential building that collapsed in a powerful, shallow earthquake in southern Taiwan. Wally Santana / AP
  • Tainan Mayor Lai Ching-te said on Sunday there were an estimated 124 people still trapped, many at the bottom of the wreckage. Wally Santana / AP
    Tainan Mayor Lai Ching-te said on Sunday there were an estimated 124 people still trapped, many at the bottom of the wreckage. Wally Santana / AP
  • A damaged building is seen after a powerful earthquake hit Tainan, Southern Taiwan on Saturday. The city government said that 24 of the 26 confirmed deaths were from the building collapse. Stringer / Reuters
    A damaged building is seen after a powerful earthquake hit Tainan, Southern Taiwan on Saturday. The city government said that 24 of the 26 confirmed deaths were from the building collapse. Stringer / Reuters
  • In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, rescuers search for survivors at a quake site in Tainan. Zhang Guojun / Xinhua via AP
    In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, rescuers search for survivors at a quake site in Tainan. Zhang Guojun / Xinhua via AP
  • Officials said that 171 had been rescued from the building, 91 of whom were sent to hospitals. Wally Santana / AP
    Officials said that 171 had been rescued from the building, 91 of whom were sent to hospitals. Wally Santana / AP
  • Rescuers remove debris as they continue to search for survivors from a collapsed building following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the area in Tainan, south Taiwan. Ritchie B Tongo / EPA
    Rescuers remove debris as they continue to search for survivors from a collapsed building following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the area in Tainan, south Taiwan. Ritchie B Tongo / EPA
  • A handout photo released by the Military News Agency shows Taiwanese soldiers holding a young girl resuced from a collapsed building in Tainan, south Taiwan. Military News Agency / EPA
    A handout photo released by the Military News Agency shows Taiwanese soldiers holding a young girl resuced from a collapsed building in Tainan, south Taiwan. Military News Agency / EPA
  • Rescue personnel work at the site of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan on Saturday following a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake. Sam Yeh / AFP
    Rescue personnel work at the site of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan on Saturday following a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake. Sam Yeh / AFP
  • A woman is taken to an ambulance by rescue workers after being extracted by a crane from the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan. On Sunday, thousands of rescuers in red, orange, yellow and black uniforms worked on different levels of the folded building, which was supported by steel pillars. Anthony Wallace / AFP
    A woman is taken to an ambulance by rescue workers after being extracted by a crane from the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan. On Sunday, thousands of rescuers in red, orange, yellow and black uniforms worked on different levels of the folded building, which was supported by steel pillars. Anthony Wallace / AFP
  • In this photo taken from a drone mounted camera, rescue workers search a collapsed building from an early morning earthquake in Tainan. The government in Tainan, the worst-hit city, said that more than 170 people had been rescued from the 17-story building. AP Photo
    In this photo taken from a drone mounted camera, rescue workers search a collapsed building from an early morning earthquake in Tainan. The government in Tainan, the worst-hit city, said that more than 170 people had been rescued from the 17-story building. AP Photo
  • Crushed vehicles are seen under a building that was damaged after a powerful earthquake hit Tainan. Stringer / Reuters
    Crushed vehicles are seen under a building that was damaged after a powerful earthquake hit Tainan. Stringer / Reuters
  • Rescuers search for survivors from a collapsed building following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the area in Tainan, Taiwan. More than 100 people remained missing in the building’s rubble. Ritchie B Tongo / EPA
    Rescuers search for survivors from a collapsed building following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the area in Tainan, Taiwan. More than 100 people remained missing in the building’s rubble. Ritchie B Tongo / EPA

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Rescuers in Taiwan pull out survivors from quake rubble - in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

February 07, 2016

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With anxious families waiting nearby, rescuers painstakingly pulled more survivors from the remains of a collapsed high-rise apartment building Sunday, a day after a powerful earthquake shook southern Taiwan and killed at least 26 people. More than 100 people remained missing in the building’s rubble.

* Associated Press

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