Local resident Lei Wanlian cries after daughter dies in earthquake Saturday

China says an in the southeast part of the country has killed at least 14 people and injured hundreds more.

Chinese officials say thousands of homes collapsed when the magnitude five-point-seven quake struck on Saturday morning in Jiangxi province's Ruichang city.

Authorities there are still assessing the damage, and China's official Xinhua news agency says relief teams are being sent to the region.

Ruichang city is home to around 420,000 people.