Taiwanese rescuers continue their search for 18 people who remain missing after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the island's mountainous and scenic east coast.
The number of people injured in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan surpassed 1,000 today, but the death toll remained at nine, with 42 workers on their way to a hotel in a national park still missing.
A major earthquake has hit Taiwan's east just before 8am (0000 GMT) local time today, triggering tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island as well as parts of southern Japan.
