As of 2:00 p.m. on February 6 (local time), 230 people had been rescued, nearly 380 people were injured, and at least 26 people were still missing.

The Tainan City Emergency Rescue Center (Taiwan, China) said that the death toll in the terrible earthquake in this country on February 6 has increased to 7, including infants and young children.

Authorities said earlier the bodies of a newborn baby, a girl, and two adults were found in the rubble of a high-rise residential building.

The body of a woman was found at a water tower. There is no specific information about the other two dead.

A woman quickly evacuated. (photo: AP).

According to AP's update, as of 2:00 p.m. on February 6 (local time), 230 people were rescued, nearly 380 people were injured, and at least 26 people are still missing.

In addition, the social networking site Facebook has activated a “safety check” feature specifically for users in Taiwan. This feature allows Facebook users to know whether their friends or relatives are safe or not.

Facebook Chairman Mark Zuckerberg shared: “My thoughts are with everyone in Taiwan and communities around the world affected by this disaster.”

On the morning of February 6, Taiwanese leader Ma Ying-jeou also went to Tainan city to direct rescue forces to make more efforts to search for the missing people.

Earlier, early on February 6, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in southern Taiwan. Eight buildings collapsed, including a 17-story apartment building with 60 apartments, with an estimated 240 residents./.

According to VOV