(Yicai Global) Sept. 6 -- At least 65 people have died and 12 are missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Luding county in southwestern China's Sichuan province yesterday. Rescue is underway.

Soldiers build a temporary wooden bridge to transfer trapped residents.

There were six aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 and above as of yesterday at 8 p.m. The road to the epicenter in Moxi town is blocked in many places. Authorities are assessing safety.

People were charging their phones at a China Telecom service station in Luding last night.

Residents could take shelter at a temporary resettlement site.

Two girls were staying in a tent.

Editor: Emmi Laine, Xiao Yi