Death toll has risen to 186 in the earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to latest statistics gathered by the provincial emergency response command center.
Twenty-one people are reported missing, and 11,393 others have been injured, according to the command center.
A 7.0-magnitude quake jolted Lushan County of Sichuan's Ya'an City at 8:02 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
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