Victims of earthquake remembered
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TAIWAN on Saturday held a memorial service for the 117 victims of a devastating earthquake that struck the island’s heavily populated south earlier in the month.
Island leader Ma Ying-jeoy was among about 4,000 people at the service at a stadium in Tainan, where all of the casualties from the February 6 quake were recorded.
Of the victims, 115 died in a single 17-story apartment building that toppled over shortly after the early morning 6.4 magnitude tremor, trapping residents under tons of concrete and steel. More than 550 people were injured in the disaster.
Following a minute’s silence, participants placed lilies at the rear of the stage, where the victims’ photographs were displayed.
In remarks to the assembly, Ma said the government was stepping up work to reinforce buildings considered vulnerable to quakes and pushing for strengthened laws on disaster prevention.
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