The death toll caused by the earthquake in the town of Tainan near the south of Taiwan increased to 35 people on Monday with over 100 remain missing under a 17 storey building rubble.

The earthquake happened around 4am on Saturday, reported Reuters.

Rescue workers continue to work hard to remove the victims trapped under the collapsed building.

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Many family members continue to wait around the area in hopes receiving any news.

Taiwan authority in a statement said 33 out of the 35 killed were killed while 117 remain missing.

President Ma Ying-jeou together with Tsai Ing-wen who won the presidential election last month was scheduled to visit the crash zone on Monday afternoon.