A Voice of the Unheard Wednesday, August 26, 2026
BEIJING: Rescuers dug out two more bodies from under the debris of a collapsed residential complex in southern Taiwan on Monday morning, bringing the total toll of an earthquake that hit the island early Saturday to 37. The number includes at least 10 children, according to local authorities. The newly found victims, a 45-year-old man...
BEIJING: A second survivor was rescued on Monday morning from under the debris of a collapsed residential building in southern Taiwan some 56 hours after a 6.7-magnitude quake struck, Peoples Daily reported. The man, identified as Li Tsung-tian, was conscious and talking to rescuers when descended from the toppled Wei Guan building in Yongkang District...
TAINAN (Taiwan), Feb 07 (INP): Rescuers raced against time on Sunday to free more than 100 people still buried beneath the rubble of apartment blocks felled by a powerful earthquake in southern Taiwan that left 18 dead. The death toll is rising as emergency workers dig to find survivors of the 6.4-magnitude quake that toppled...
TAIPEI/BEIJING: A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early on Saturday morning, just two days ahead of the traditional lunar New Year, damaged several buildings, causing the collapse of at least eight and leaving at least 11 people, including a new-born infant, dead, according to the island’s disaster response authorities. More than 170 people are...
At least two people were killed and 300 others sustained injuries in Taiwan according to the authorities in the transition from “super typhoon” Dujuan, which reached Tuesday morning the east coast of China. The storm in the night sowed chaos in northern Taiwan, where half a million people woke up without electricity. ‘Super typhoon’ Dujuan...