Relief materials sent to quake zone

The Ministry of Emergency Response is providing 1,000 tents to the earthquake zone in Xingwen county, Sichuan province.

The tents, from the relief material repository of the central government in Chengdu, Sichuan, have been sent to aid people affected by the quake in the county, which is experiencing rain and snow, the ministry said.

A magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck Xingwen, a county administered by Yibin, at 12:46 pm on Sunday.