4 Vietnamese were stranded in houses collapsed due to the Taiwan earthquake

At least four Vietnamese are trapped in a collapsed high-rise building in Tainan City, after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the early morning of February 6.

According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' announcement of the evening of February 6, the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei today said four Vietnamese people are in distress in the collapsed high-rise building area.

"Immediately after receiving the information, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam requested the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei to immediately coordinate closely with the local authorities by all means to bring the merits Vietnamese people leave the building area , "the statement said.

Rescue scene at a collapsed apartment.(Photo: AP).

Meanwhile, electronic newspaper Radio Voice of Vietnam quoted Mr. Tran Duy Hai, Chairman of the Vietnam Cultural Economy Office in Taipei, saying there is a Vietnamese brides family named Tran Ngoc My, married Taiwanese and renting a house in a collapsed 17-storey building.

A 7-year-old girl and a 2-month-old boy with her sister's sister were in distress. Because Mrs. My worked at night shift when the earthquake occurred, she escaped, reported.

The Vietnam Office of Cultural Economy in Taipei is trying to implement emergency protection measures to ensure the safety of the lives of Vietnamese citizens. The office opened two hotlines at: +88 698 819 39 29 and +88 697 865 53 58 to receive citizen-related information in an earthquake.

The early morning 6/4-magnitude earthquake shook Tainan City, southern Taiwan, killing at least 11 people. Taiwan's Emergency Management Information Center said nine people were found dead in a collapsed floor apartment building, and two others were killed by falling objects in Tainan.

Officials said 475 people were injured, but 368 of them were discharged, by the end of this afternoon.