Earthquake-Hit Taiwan City Still on Edge as Rescuers Hunt Survivors

Earthquake-Hit Taiwan City Still on Edge as Rescuers Hunt Survivors
A damaged damaged building is seen after an earthquake hit Hualien, Taiwan on Feb. 8, 2018. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
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HUALIEN, Taiwan—Scores of aftershocks hampered rescue efforts on Thursday as emergency personnel combed through collapsed buildings in search of survivors after a powerful earthquake killed at least nine people near Taiwan’s tourist city of Hualien.

The coastal city was hit on Tuesday by a magnitude 6.4 quake just before midnight that injured 270 people. Four buildings collapsed, officials said, and eight people were still missing.