At Least Four Killed, 60 Missing After Quake Rocks Taiwan Tourist Area

At Least Four Killed, 60 Missing After Quake Rocks Taiwan Tourist Area
Rescuers run out of a hotel during an aftershock after an earthquake hit Hualien, Taiwan Feb. 7, 2018. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
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HUALIEN, Taiwan–Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, some using their hands as they searched for about 60 people missing after a strong earthquake killed at least four near the popular Taiwanese tourist city of Hualien overnight.

The magnitude 6.4 quake, which hit near the coastal city just before midnight local time on Tuesday, also injured 243 people, officials said.