HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years, which has left at least 12 dead.
Two bodies have been found in the Taroko National Park, a tourist attraction famous for its rugged, mountainous terrain in Hualien County about 150 kilometers (90 miles) from Taipei. At least four other victims were found in the park. Authorities have yet to verify the identities of the latest victims.
The family, surnamed You, had gone on a hike after visiting ancestral sites for the traditional grave-sweeping observances.
Wednesday’s 7.4-magnitude quake sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides,
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