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Death toll rises to 16 following Hualien quake as reconstruction starts

CGTN

The death toll from a magnitude-7.3 earthquake in China's Taiwan region has risen to 16, local authorities and media said on Wednesday, adding that the earthquake response has now shifted from emergency relief to recovery and reconstruction.

At 7:58 a.m. on April 3, the earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien County. The quake has also resulted in 1,155 people injured, with three still missing.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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