Hope Fades For More Survivors As 110 Still Missing In Taiwan Quake

The death toll from Saturday’s earthquake in southern Taiwan rose to 40 Tuesday with more than 110 people still missing as the critical 72-hour window to help survivors passed.

A search-and-rescue team began the second phase of rescue efforts by using heavy machinery to locate survivors Monday evening after no further signs of life could be detected.

Emergency response officials are racing against time to discover more survivors believed to be trapped in the Weiguan Jinlong apartment complex, a block of nearly 300 units that collapsed on its side. (PNA/Kyodo) BNB/SSC