٠٠:٠١:٠٦Mandatory credit: Hualien city government
Nine people were reported to have been rescued from caves by emergency crews working in Taroko National Park, following the deadly earthquake in Taiwan earlier this week.
Footage filmed on Friday shows rescue workers wearing hard hats and carrying specialist equipment, climbing up the side of a rockfall. An excavator can also be seen clearing rubble, while survivors were treated by medics at a temporary aid station.
Two people are also believed to have been killed by a rockslide.
Officials confirmed a total of 10 fatalities, with over 1,000 people injured across Taiwan and dozens still trapped. Over two dozen buildings collapsed in Hualien county.
According to the Central Weather Administration (CWA), the epicentre of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake was situated 25km southeast of Hualien County Hall.
Wednesday's earthquake is the most significant to strike Taiwan since 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude tremor resulted in at least 2,400 fatalities.
Mountain rescue - Nine saved as search operations continue in Hualien after deadly earthquake
Nine people were reported to have been rescued from caves by emergency crews working in Taroko National Park, following the deadly earthquake in Taiwan earlier this week.
Footage filmed on Friday shows rescue workers wearing hard hats and carrying specialist equipment, climbing up the side of a rockfall. An excavator can also be seen clearing rubble, while survivors were treated by medics at a temporary aid station.
Two people are also believed to have been killed by a rockslide.
Officials confirmed a total of 10 fatalities, with over 1,000 people injured across Taiwan and dozens still trapped. Over two dozen buildings collapsed in Hualien county.
According to the Central Weather Administration (CWA), the epicentre of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake was situated 25km southeast of Hualien County Hall.
Wednesday's earthquake is the most significant to strike Taiwan since 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude tremor resulted in at least 2,400 fatalities.
Mandatory credit: Hualien city government
Nine people were reported to have been rescued from caves by emergency crews working in Taroko National Park, following the deadly earthquake in Taiwan earlier this week.
Footage filmed on Friday shows rescue workers wearing hard hats and carrying specialist equipment, climbing up the side of a rockfall. An excavator can also be seen clearing rubble, while survivors were treated by medics at a temporary aid station.
Two people are also believed to have been killed by a rockslide.
Officials confirmed a total of 10 fatalities, with over 1,000 people injured across Taiwan and dozens still trapped. Over two dozen buildings collapsed in Hualien county.
According to the Central Weather Administration (CWA), the epicentre of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake was situated 25km southeast of Hualien County Hall.
Wednesday's earthquake is the most significant to strike Taiwan since 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude tremor resulted in at least 2,400 fatalities.