Taiwan struck by 2nd strong earthquake in as many days
BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake has shake shook much of Taiwan, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks at a station. The magnitude 6.8 quake on Sunday was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island’s southeastern coast since Saturday evening, when a 6.4 quake struck the same area. News reports say a three-story building with a 7-11 store on the ground floor and residences on the upper ones collapsed in Yuli town. Two were rescued and workers were in communication with two other trapped people. Police and firefighters also rushed to a bridge collapse where one or more vehicles may have fallen off.