Two people have died in China’s southwest region of Guangxi after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck on Monday morning, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate.
One person has been missing and more than 7,000 residents have been evacuated from Liuzhou city after the earthquake damaged buildings and disrupted transport services.
Search and rescue operations have been launched since the earthquake hit the city of Liuzhou in the early hours of Monday, according to Chinese state media.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) the earthquake struck at a depth of 8km at 0.21am local time in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
There were two confirmed deaths, while one person remained missing, state broadcaster CCTV and state news agency Xinhua reported. Four people were taken to the hospital, although none suffered life-threatening injuries.
CCTV said 13 buildings collapsed following the quake, prompting large-scale evacuation efforts across affected areas of the city.
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