At least 12 people were killed and over 100 injured after China's southwest Sichuan province was hit by two strong earthquakes, the state media reported Tuesday.
The first 6.0 magnitude quake shook Changning County of Yibin City at 10:55 PM on Monday (local time) and according to the China Earthquake Centre (CENC), the second tremor of magnitude 5.3 hit the area on Tuesday morning.
"As so far, 12 people died and another 125 were injured," China Daily reported.
The deaths and injuries were reported from across the province.
"Two people remain trapped and one of them is in critical condition," a rescuer told Xinhua.
Four people have been rescued and sent to a hospital, according to a rescuer in Shuanghe township.
People in Yibin said aftershocks were felt in the following half-an-hour of the earthquakes.
"I was resting in my house when the quake struck," said Chen Hongxia, who lives on the 16th floor of a residential building in Changning County.
"The chandelier and furniture were vigorously shaking, and my family first hid in the toilet and then rushed outside," Chen said, adding that many of her neighbours rushed to the ground floor.
Hu Yukun, also a resident of Changning County, said the quake was quite strong, and that "the ground kept shaking for about a minute."
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