Hualien Strong Earthquake Day Three: Search and Rescue in Mountainous Areas under Rainy Weather. On April 5, the third day after the earthquake, rain and foggy weather in Taroko, Hualien made rescue in the mountainous area more difficult.

Sixty teachers and students and more than 20 trapped people at Xibao Primary School have received supplies airdropped by the rescue team. Six missing people on the Shakadang Trail were found, but two of them were pinned down by boulders weighing several tons.