The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan climbed past 1,000 on Thursday though the death toll remained steady at nine, with 42 workers on their way to a hotel in a national park still missing.The temblor, the strongest in 25 years, hit on Wednesday morning just as people were readying to go to work and school, focused on the largely rural and sparsely populated eastern county of Hualien.Buildings also shook violently in the capital Taipei, but damage and disruption there was minimal.Taiwan s fire department said the number of injuries had reached 1,038, and put the total number of missing at 48, including 42 hotel workers.Late Wednesday, the disaster management command centre said the search for the hotel workers on their way to Taroko Gorge, a national park, was a major focus for them. Authorities planned to send in drones and helicopters to look for them and drop supplies if they are located.In Hualien city, where rescue work for people who had bee
Attacks hit police and army bases in southeast Iran killing at least three thenationalnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenationalnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Members of the Jaish al-Adl terrorist group have attacked two police stations in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, Deputy Governor Alireza Markhamati said.
Three security personnel killed in terrorist attacks in Iran moneycontrol.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from moneycontrol.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Three security personnel, including the deputy of a police station, have been killed in "terrorist attacks" in Iran, state media reported Thursday, two days after seven Iranian Revolutionary Guards were killed in an air raid in Syria