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06th Feb 2016

VIDEO: Drone footage of the aftermath of the earthquake in Taiwan last night

Joe Harrington

A terrible tragedy.

At least 11 people have died and dozens are still missing following a devastating earthquake in the south Taiwanese city of Tainan last night, according to BBC.

The magnitude 6.4 quake struck just before 4am local time when most people were at home asleep and it toppled buildings across the city.

A local news agency has released drone footage of the aftermath, watch it here.

Clip via YouTube/New China TV

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