2 dead, 91-year-old man rescued after M5.2 quake hits south China's Guangxi

As of 11:10 a.m. on Monday, two people were confirmed dead, and a 91-year-old man was rescued after a magnitude-5.2 earthquake struck Liuzhou City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local earthquake relief headquarters said.

The quake hit Liunan District of Liuzhou at 12:21 a.m. on Monday at a depth of 8 kilometers, leaving three people missing.

Emergency, fire and police authorities rushed to the scene immediately after the quake to carry out rescue operations. Earlier on Monday, two of the missing people were found dead. Later, a 91-year-old man was rescued from the site and confirmed by medical teams to be in stable condition. He was rushed to hospital for further treatment.

Guangxi's regional earthquake relief headquarters launched a Level-III emergency response at 2 a.m.

The office of the State Council earthquake relief headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a Level-IV emergency response on Monday and sent a work team to the affected area to support local earthquake relief efforts.

The China Earthquake Administration also activated a Level-III emergency response after the earthquake.