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Taiwan Arrests Developer of Toppled Building in Quake

(CRI Online)    09:35, February 10, 2016
Taiwan Arrests Developer of Toppled Building in Quake
A heavy machine works at the rescue site in Tainan, southeast China's Taiwan, Feb. 9, 2016. The death toll of a 6.7-magnitude quake that hit south Taiwan early Saturday has risen to 41 and more than 100 people remain missing, according to the latest data issued by rescuers Tuesday noon. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)

The developer of a building that collapsed in Saturday's Taiwan earthquake has been arrested.

An estimated 39 people were killed in the Wei-guan residential complex in Tainan. The building was among the few to suffer severe damage, raising questions about the quality of its construction.

Local authorities have launched an investigation into whether the building's construction had caused its collapse.

The death toll has risen to 41, and more than 100 people remain missing.

Around 320 people have already been rescued.

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(Editor:Liang Jun,Bianji)

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