Rescuers found nine alive in a popular cave, part of the ongoing search post-Taiwan's biggest quake in 25 years.
Rescuers found nine alive in a popular cave, part of the ongoing search post-Taiwan's biggest quake in 25 years.
Crushed by a landslide, the two people were buried deep beneath massive boulders, making it difficult for workers to get to them. Some opted to throw mattresses and bags of clothing out the window, while a young mother slowly carried a cot out for her 10-month-old baby. As rain drizzled across the city, workers accelerated the process, inserting giant metal bars to stabilise the structure.
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