Deadly earthquake topples buildings in Taiwan city of Tainan

A seismic tremor has toppled a few structures in the south Taiwan city of Tainan, executing no less than three individuals.

Salvage groups were attempting to contact individuals caught in rubble after the greatness 6.4 shudder struck right off the bat Saturday as individuals were dozing.

A child and one other individual passed on after a skyscraper private square caved in. More than 220 individuals have been saved.

Media captionKate Lao Shaffner: "The whole building was simply shaking brutally"

President Ma Ying-jeou is headed to Tainan, a city of two million individuals.

The tremor was shallow, which means its belongings would have been enhanced, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

TV pictures show salvage laborers hysterically attempting to contact individuals caught in fallen structures, utilizing stepping stools to move over heaps of rubble.

Taiwan's official news organization said no less than 23 individuals had been harmed in the multi-story private building, where around 200 individuals were accepted to be living in around 60 family units.

Tainan occupant Emma told BBC World News individuals dreaded further tremors. "I felt the shake, it was horrible," she said.

Irving Chu was in a lodging in focal Tainan. He said he had been woken up by a tremor enduring around 40 seconds.

"It was a savage snapping movement," he told BBC World News. "The whole room was shaking. We were simply clutching things. We were shaken up."

Barry Knapp, a British man in Taiwan, said he was 240km (150 miles) north of Tainan yet at the same time felt the tremor.

"I was just in bed, going to nod off, and shaking began happening," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Media captionRescue specialists have been attempting to free individuals from broken down structures

"It was continuing for around 20 to 30 seconds and it came in waves. It was shaking and afterward it dialed down, then it began shaking considerably harder."

The quake struck as individuals were getting prepared for Chinese New Year.

"It has come at an awful time," writer Jay Chen told the BBC.

"Sunday is New Year's Eve. Individuals were planning to celebrate and now numerous individuals will be destitute."

There were likewise reports of force blackouts.

Saturday's tremor was felt in the capital Taipei 300 km away and there have subsequent to been a few consequential convulsions.

A 7.6 greatness shake in focal Taiwan in 1999 executed more than 2,300 individuals.

Taiwan lies close to the intersection of two tectonic plates and regularly sees tremors