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Two people are killed and more than 180 injured as hotel collapses after 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Taiwan.

• The Marshal Hotel collapsed after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake on the island of Taiwan late on Tuesday
• Two people were reported dead and over 180 injured with pictures showing the hotel slanted on its side

A hotel has collapsed in eastern Taiwan after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the island late on Tuesday, with two hotel staff reported dead and over 180 injured.

The quake hit at 11.50pm (3.50pm GMT) around 13 miles northeast of the port city Hua-lien, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Images on local television showed the Marshal Hotel in Hua-lien slanted on its side, partially crumpled into the ground.

Local media reported a number of buildings had toppled with around 30 people potentially trapped in the collapsed hotel, with others crawling to safety or being evacuated.

source : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5358911/Hotel-collapses-6-4-magnitude-earthquake-Taiwan.html