Search for Taiwan quake victims ends, 16 dead, 1 missing

Rescue workers ended their search Sunday for bodies buried in the rubble of a building that partially toppled in the powerful quake that struck eastern Taiwan earlier this month, with the death toll standing at 16 with one person still unaccounted for.Hualien County Commissioner Fu Kun-chi declared the search over, adding that one person remains listed as missing. Rescuers were able to retrieve one body located earlier in the day.Both are believed to be members of a Chinese family of five who were staying at the Beauty Inn that occupied the lower floors of the 12-story Yun Men Tsui Ti build…READ FULL ARTICLE