Rescuers have been searching for missing 18 people and working to reach others stranded after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountains, blocking roads and shaking buildings.
Ten people died and more than 1,000 were injured in the powerful 7.4-magnitude quake.
It struck during Wednesday’s morning rush hour, sending schoolchildren rushing outdoors and families fleeing their apartments through windows. The ground floors of some buildings collapsed, leaving them leaning at precarious angles.
Authorities did not send out the usual alerts because they were expecting a smaller quake.
Around 200 residents near the epicentre were staying in temporary shelters or tents on Thursday following hundreds of aftershocks.
Dozens of workers who had been unable to leave a quarry because of damaged roads were freed, and six workers from another quarry were airlifted out.
Some 700 employees and guests at a hotel in the national park remained cut off, but authorities said they were safe and had food and water.