DHAKA: A total of 132 people remain trapped under the rubble of an apartment block in the Taiwanese city of Tainan after Saturday's earthquake, officials say.

Rescuers said it would be possible to reach 29 of them, with the rest buried deeper inside the ruins of the 17-storey block, reports the BBC.

Fourteen people are confirmed dead following the quake, which struck early on Saturday.

Nearly 350 people have been pulled alive from the rubble.

The apartment block is one of several buildings that collapsed in Tainan city when the magnitude 6.4 quake struck.

Among the dead was a newborn baby. Nearly 500 people were injured, at least 92 of whom remain in hospital.

President Ma Ying-jeou promised an "all-out effort" to rescue people.

More than 800 soldiers have joined in the rescue effort, with the help of hi-tech equipment and rescue dogs, and shelters are due to be set up for those who have lost their homes in the city of two million people.

The 17 storeys of the Weiguan Jinlong (Golden Dragon) apartment complex, home to at least 256 people, crumpled down on each other as the quake took hold just before 04:00 (20:00 GMT on Friday).

BDST: 0836 HRS, Feb 07, 2016
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