Rescuers search for those trapped in rubble of Taipei building

Rescuers search for those trapped in rubble of Taipei building

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Rescuers on Sept. 23 search for people trapped under the rubble of a building in Taipei's Songshan district that collapsed in a powerful earthquake. The quake of magnitude 7.7 rocked central Taiwan on Sept. 21. Among scores of people still missing is Sumiko Yamamoto, 30, from Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She was living on the seventh floor of the 12-story Tunghsing Building with her husband Shih Chao-yang.

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