DHAKA: The death toll from a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck a remote part of China’s southwest rose to five on Sunday, as media reported the injured have all been successfully rescued.

The quake struck 39km northwest of Kangding in the mountainous west of Sichuan province at 0855 GMT on Saturday.

The latest toll was reported Sunday by state news agency Xinhua, which also adjusted the number of injured from 60 to 54.

Three were said to be in critical condition, reports The Straits Times.

‘Within nine hours, emergency services were able to successfully rescue all those injured,’ Xinhua said, without giving details on the current state of the rescue operation.

BDST: 1856 HRS, NOV 23, 2014