Taiwan earthquake death toll rises to 10 as island's infrastructure tested

Rescuers scramble to reach survivors after most powerful temblor in 25 years

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Workers carry out operations at the partially collapsed Uranus Building in Hualien on April 4, the day after the Taiwanese city was hit by a major earthquake. © Reuters

THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- Rescue personnel in Taiwan on Thursday were working to reach survivors of the major earthquake that struck the island the previous day, as the disaster drew comparisons with a temblor 25 years ago and focused attention on the resilience of infrastructure.

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