05 February 2016
22:18 GMT
Tainan City has been hit by flooding as the result of broken water lines in some areas, according to local media reports.
22:16 GMT
At least two injuries have been reported as a result of falling debris in the Huwei Township of Yunlin County, BNO news reports.
22:14 GMT
At least four buildings have collapsed as a result of the earthquake.
"Four buildings have collapsed in Tainan City area. Search and rescue is underway and no casualties have been reported at this moment," Lin Kuan-cheng, spokesman for the National Fire Agency, told AFP.
6.4 earthquake in #Tainan, #Taiwan https://t.co/Mvp4EwYXYL pic.twitter.com/RqYFlJxOUu— Ketagalan Media (@KetagalanMedia) February 5, 2016
21:59 GMT
So far rescuers have managed to save 30 people from the seven-story collapsed building, Formosa TV is reporting.
21:50 GMT
Taiwan Television is reporting that hundreds of people are believed to be trapped inside the collapsed building.
21:49 GMT
The city government has set up a level one emergency response center, Taiwan's China Post reports. Onlookers are being urged not to block access to emergency crews moving into the area.
21:48 GMT
Tainan City Fire Department confirmed that a building has collapsed in the Yongkang District in Tainan, with rescue team being dispatched, BBC China reports.
21:40 GMT
No fatalities have yet been officially confirmed, according to local Formosa TV.
21:31 GMT
No tsunami warning has been issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning center following a strong earthquake in Taiwan.
#Taiwan #Earthquake: Buildings collapsed after a 6.7 magnitude quake hit #Kaohsiung, Sat. Rescue is ongoing pic.twitter.com/OJ1PwwWMrQ — People's Daily,China (@PDChina) February 5, 2016
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