<h3><br />''</h3><span style="color: #222222;">In China, at least 12 people were killed and over 100 injured after two strong earthquakes jolted the southwest Sichuan province.<br />''<br />'' While the first 6-magnitude earthquake shook Changning county of Yibin city late yesterday, the second tremor of 5.3-magnitude hit the area this morning.<br />''<br />''A series of at least four aftershocks were felt in a span of 40 minutes after the first quake, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 5.1.<br />''</span><br />''More than 4,000 people were relocated as dozens of structures collapsed. An emergency response team and local police are trying to evacuate the people to safety and provide disaster relief. <br />''<br />''Local media reported that the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration and the Ministry of Emergency Management have dispatched 5,000 tents, 10,000 folding beds and 20,000 quilts to the quake-hit areas.<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The quake resulted in cracks in a major highway connecting Yibin and Xuyong County of Sichuan's Luzhou city. Some sections of the highway have been shut.</span>