Thirteen buildings collapsed after the quake shook Guangxi's Liuzhou city.
Rescue workers walk past a damaged building following an earthquake at Taiyang village in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, May 18, 2026. Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.
BEIJING: A magnitude-5.2 earthquake in China's southwest region of Guangxi early on Monday killed two and forced more than 7,000 in the city of Liuzhou to evacuate as search and rescue operations continue and authorities warn of transport disruptions. There were two confirmed deaths with one still missing, and four people were sent to the hospital, although none of them had life-threatening injuries, CCTV and state news agency Xinhua said.
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. Rescue workers were seen trudging through the debris, while their dogs tried to sniff out signs of life. Transportation disruptions were flagged by railway authorities as they inspected the integrity of rail line infrastructure.
Communication and power lines, water and gas supply, and traffic in the affected area were operating normally, said state media.
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