Families wait as quake rescue operations continue

Families wait as quake rescue operations continue

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Families of people missing in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that occurred on Sept. 21 in Taiwan wait in anticipation on Sept. 23 as efforts to rescue their loved ones continue. Among them is the sister-in-law (C) of a Japanese woman trapped under the rubble of a building in Taipei.

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