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In pictures: The aftermath of Taiwan’s deadly tremor

Rescue workers search for survivors after earthquake topples buildings in Tainan, southern Taiwan.

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A powerful earthquake struck southern Taiwan before dawn on Saturday. [Wally Santana/AP]
Published On 6 Feb 2016

Rescue workers are searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake toppled buildings in Tainan, southern Taiwan, early on Saturday.

Firefighters and soldiers scrambled to the site of two collapsed residential high-rises with ladders, cranes and other equipment and extracted 221 people from the rubble.

READ MORE: Deadly earthquake rocks southern Taiwan

At least seven people were killed and hundreds wounded after the 6.4 magnitude tremor struck in the middle of the night. 

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At least 230 people were pulled out from rubble. [Wally Santana/AP]
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A baby boy is rescued from a collapsed building after the earthquake. [Wally Santana/AP]
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Damaged vehicles in Tainan following the earthquake. [Reuters]
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The tremor was also felt in the capital, Taipei, on the other side of the island. [Patrick Lin/Reuters]
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Dozens more people have been rescued or safely evacuated from a market and a seven-floor building that was badly damaged. [Wally Santana/AP]
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Rescue workers help a victim at the site where a 17-story apartment building collapsed after the earthquake. [Pichi Chuang/AP]
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More than 1,200 firefighters and soldiers in the worst-hit Tainan city scrambled with ladders, cranes and other equipment to the ruins of a 17-floor residential building. [Pichi Chuang/Reuters]
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A man breaks down after seeing the body of a relative recovered from a collapsed building. [Wally Santana/AP]
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Earthquakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but most are minor and cause little or no damage. [Patrick Lin/Reuters]