At Least 54 Dead After China Twin Earthquakes

Two earthquakes have struck in China killing at least 54 people and injuring 300, according to the local government.

Emergency workers carry the injured to safety

The twin quakes hit near the city of Dingxi in Gansu province, a region of mountains, desert and pastureland with a population of 26 million.

An official at the provincial earthquake bureau said: "More than 21,000 buildings were severely damaged and more than 1,200 have collapsed."

Some 21,000 buildings have been damaged by the quake

The most recent figures given for the number killed and injured came from the local government in Dingxi, who posted the details on their verified social media account.

The first 5.9-magnitude quake struck at 7.45am (11.45pm GMT) in the Gansu province and the second, measuring 5.6-magnitude, hit in the same region at 9.12am, according to the US Geological Survey.

Rescue teams move in looking for people under the debris

A resident of Min county said he was at work at a medicine production plant when the tremor struck and he saw tower blocks shake "ferociously".

"I was in the workshop. I felt violent shaking and so I ran to the yard of the plant immediately," said the man, surnamed Ma.

"Our factory is only one floor. When I came to the yard, I saw an 18 storey building, the tallest in our county, shaking ferociously, especially the 18th floor."

A woman is given water as she waits to be taken to safety

Shaking was felt in the provincial capital of Lanzhou 110 miles north, and as far away as Xi'an, 250 miles to the east.

"You could see the chandeliers wobble and the windows vibrating and making noise, but there aren't any cracks in the walls," said a front desk clerk at the Wuyang Hotel in Zhang County, about 25 miles from the epicentre.

"Shop assistants all poured out onto the streets when the shaking began."

Two earthquakes his the Gansu province

The quake was shallow, which can be more destructive. The first quake was 9km deep while the second was 10km deep.

Dingxi is about 766 miles west of Beijing.

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