Sichuan hit by two quakes

Aftershock: Rescuers checking houses damaged in the 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Yaan, in China’s southwestern Sichuan province. — AFP

CHENGDU: Four people have been confirmed dead and 41 others injured after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Ya’an in southwest China’s Sichuan province, according to the city’s earthquake relief headquarters.

All of the dead and injured were in Baoxing county in Sichuan province.