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The search for two Australians reported missing after Taiwan ’s worst earthquake in 25 years has been halted. Issac Sim Hwee Kok and Ann Neo Siew Choo were on holiday in Taiwan when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the sparsely populated, largely rural eastern county of Hualien on April 3. At least 13 people were killed and more than 1,100 injured.
The leader of a search team helping the rescue effort said rain had hampered search efforts, with the risks of rockfalls and landslides “currently the biggest challenges”. “These factors are unpredictable, which means we cannot confirm the number of days required for the search and rescue operations,” Su Yu-ming said. Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs told 7NEWS.com.
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