Brothers pulled alive from hotel

Taipei - Rescuers pulled two brothers alive from the wreckage of a Taipei hotel yesterday, more than five days after the earthquake…

Taipei - Rescuers pulled two brothers alive from the wreckage of a Taipei hotel yesterday, more than five days after the earthquake that buried them and thousands of others.

Taiwan's death toll continued to mount, reaching 2,031 as a strong aftershock toppled buildings already weakened by Tuesday's quake and started landslides. The new tremor killed five.

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