Ordeal continues for Japanese families in Taiwan

Ordeal continues for Japanese families in Taiwan

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Japanese families in Taichung, central Taiwan, are forced to sleep in tents at a park following the deadly Sept. 21 earthquake that struck the city. Mother-of-three Mineyo Sugimoto, 39, said Sept. 27 her family is struggling to cope in the aftermath of the magnitude-7.4 quake.

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