5.2-magnitude quake kills couple in south China. Photo: FILE|AFP
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck south China’s Guangxi region on Monday, killing two people and causing 13 buildings to collapse, state media reported.
The quake hit Guangxi’s Liuzhou city at 12.21 am (1621 GMT), state news agency Xinhua said, adding that one person remained missing as of the morning.
State broadcaster CCTV identified the deceased as a couple — a 63-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman — and said search and rescue efforts for the missing person were ongoing.
Authorities had evacuated over 7,000 people from the area, it added.
