(S (S (PP (IN In) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (NN aftermath)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (DT the) (NN quake))))) (COMMA ,) (S (BASENP (NN news) (NNS agencies)) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN aired) (NP (BASENP (NNS reports)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (BASENP (JJ collapsed) (NNS houses)) (COMMA ,) (NP (BASENP (NN hotel) (NNS guests)) (VP (VBG being) (VP (VBN trapped) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (NNS elevators))))))) (CONJP (COMMA ,) (CC and)) (NP (NP (BASENP (NN telephone) (NNS outages)) (PP (JJ due) (PP (TO to) (BASENP (JJ severed) (NNS lines))))) (PP (IN across) (BASENP (NNP Taiwan))))))))))) (PERIOD .))