Taiwan Earthquake News Live Updates: Taiwan earthquake injuries climb above 1,000, hotel workers still missing
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 ...