67 Dead, 57 Missing 6 Days after Taiwan Quake
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The death toll from the earthquake that struck southern Taiwan's Tainan city on Saturday has climbed to 67, with 57 people still missing.

The 16-storey Wei Guan building collapsed onto a road on its eastern side seconds after the earthquake.

So far, a total of 238 people have been rescued from of the building.

According to local meteorological department, heavy rain due to hit Tainan, which has prompted rescuers to speed up their search and rescue operations.

However, the deputy mayor of Tainan, Zen Hsu-zheng, says rescue efforts are facing difficulties.

"The block collapsed on its side, so the walls have now become like the floor, lying on the bottom. It's just too dangerous to take the heavy machinery up there right now."

Meanwhile, the authorities are continuing their investigation into why this particular building collapsed when almost all others in the city survived the quake intact.

Family members of victims are becoming increasingly anxious as they wait for news of their loves ones.

Author： 　　　Source：CRI　　　 Editor：Yang Fan