Loan rejection may have been early warning of Taiwan building collapse

By Yimou Lee TAINAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Before their apartment tower collapsed in a Taiwan earthquake at the weekend, a young couple living on the 14th floor had already been given a clue that the building was unsafe. Chen Yi-ting and her husband bought the apartment in the center of Tainan city five years ago, having relocated from an outlying district.

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Loan rejection may have been early warning of Taiwan building collapse