Summary

  • At least 111 people have been killed and more than 250 injured in the 5.9 magnitude quake that struck rural Gansu province in north-west China

  • Rescuers are braving freezing weather - with temperatures below -13C - to search for survivors

  • The government has dispatched teams of rescue workers to assist local emergency crews

  • China's leader Xi Jinping has ordered full rescue efforts

  • Power and water supplies have been disrupted in parts of the region

  • A second quake has been reported in Xinjiang province