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Taiwan quake death toll rise to 83
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Taiwan on February 6 has increased to 83, authorities announced on Friday.
Taipei: The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Taiwan on February 6 has increased to 83, authorities announced on Friday.
According to an official update on the casualties, 81 victims were pulled out from the rubble of Tainan`s city collapsed Wei Guan residential complex, the most seriously damaged, Xinhua news agency reported.
The 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Kaohsiung.