Demolition of a tilted building in Hualien began on Friday (April 5), two days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan rocked the island killing 12 people and leaving hundreds stranded in a national park.

Excavators broke the windows of the quake-hit Uranus building as dismantling operations commenced.

A mountain near the demolition site, was also affected by a landslide caused by the quake. Taiwan's fire department said two bodies were found in the mountains and put the number of people still missing at 18, including three foreigners.

Rescuers confirmed that around 400 people cut off at a luxury hotel in the Taroko Gorge national park in Hualien were safe, while helicopters have been ferrying out the injured and bringing in supplies.

Taiwan demolishes building tilted by massive quake

(Production: Walid Berrazeg, Yimou Lee, Minwoo Park, Daniel Lim)