No casualties after 2 quakes jolt China's Sichuan

Beijing, June 10 (IANS) No casualties have been reported as of Friday after two earthquakes rocked China's Sichuan province, according to the local emergency response department.A 5.8-magnitude quake first struck the Maerkang city at 12.03 a.m. Friday, followed by a 6.0-magnitude temblor at 1.28 a.m., according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre.Disaster relief operations are underway, Xinhua news agency quoted the department as saying.The province has activated a level-III emergency response for the earthquake. More than 750 people from the fire department have been dispatched to the epicentre.Meanwhile, a level-IV national emergency response has also been activated. Earlier this month, a 6.1 magnitude quake struck Sichuan's city of Ya'an, which claimed the lives of four persons, injured 42 others and affected a total 14,427 people.
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