Search and rescue operations after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan ended Saturday as the death toll rose to 116, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported.
The last trapped person was rescued alive on Saturday afternoon, the city's disaster response office said.
A total of 289 people were rescued, 96 people remain in hospital.
Most of the fatalities and injuries came from the collapse of the Weiguan Golden Dragon high-rise tower in Tainan, the response center said.
Aerial images in the immediate aftermath of the temblor showed the Weiguan Golden Dragon tower transformed into rubble. Structures around it remained intact.
"There are so many other older buildings in Tainan that are still standing. Why was it only this building that was completely destroyed?" asked Wang Xingyou, a city cab driver.
Three people, all former executives of the company that built the collapsed apartment building, were arrested Tuesday and face charges of professional negligence resulting in death.
網址:http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/13/asia/taiwan-earthquake/index.html
1.magnitude 震幅
2. rubble 瓦礫
3.intact 完整
4.executives 管理人
5.negligence 疏忽
who: Taiwanese people, especially Tainan people
when: February 6th
what: a 6.4 magnitude earthquake
where: Tainan
why: the building was collapsed
how: no mention
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