"Taiwan Earthquake: Rescuers Find Missing Hotel Workers and Rush to Save Trapped Miners"

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"Taiwan Earthquake: Rescuers Find Missing Hotel Workers and Rush to Save Trapped Miners"
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The 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan has resulted in over 1,000 injuries, with nine reported deaths and 52 people still missing. Most of the missing hotel workers on their way to a national park have been found safe, with some trapped on a highway. The earthquake caused minimal damage in the capital, Taipei, and the railway line to Hualien has reopened. Residents in Hualien city, where people trapped in buildings have been rescued, are unnerved by over 300 aftershocks, leading some to sleep outdoors.

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