Rescuers in Taiwan search for family feared trapped after earthquake

A partially collapsed, building, two days after a powerful earthquake struck Hualien, eastern Taiwan (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)
A partially collapsed, building, two days after a powerful earthquake struck Hualien, eastern Taiwan (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)

Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide after Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years, which has left at least 12 people dead.

Two bodies have been found in the Taroko National Park, a tourist attraction famous for its rugged, mountainous terrain in Hualien County about 90 miles from Taipei.

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