Earthquake aftershocks halt demolition of leaning building in Taiwan

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

The demolition of a building that is leaning precariously after an earthquake in Taiwan has been halted because of aftershocks that made it lean even more, media reports said.

The red building, about 10 storeys tall and inclined over a street in the city of Hualien, has become a lasting image from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that also buried people under boulders at nearby Taroko National Park, a popular hiking destination about 25 kilometres (15 miles) north west of Hualien.