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More than 600 people remained stranded in various isolated locations as a result of rockslides and other damage caused by the earthquake that occurred in Taiwan 3 days ago, which is considered the strongest in the country in 25 years.
Rescuers plan to use heavy equipment today, Saturday, to try to recover two bodies buried under rocks on a hiking trail, three days after the major earthquake that struck the country.
Taiwanese media reports said that the two trapped bodies found on Friday were a man and a woman, but police were unable to identify them.
Four other people are still missing who were on the same Shakadang trail, in Taroko National Park, famous for its rugged mountainous terrain.
At least 12 people were killed as a result of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the eastern coast of Taiwan on Wednesday morning, and 10 others are still missing.
More than 600 people, including about 450 in a hotel in Taroko Park, remained stranded in various isolated locations due to rockslides and other damage.
Survivors told horrific tales of rocks falling on roads, trapping them in tunnels until rescuers arrived to rescue them.
In the city of Hualien, rescue teams demolished a building that leaned over the street at an alarming angle.
The relatively low number of deaths from such a strong earthquake is due to strict building standards and extensive public education campaigns on the earthquake-prone island.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country in 1999, killing 2,400 people .
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