BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake in China's ‌southwest region of Guangxi early ‌on Monday killed two and forced more ​than 7,000 in the city of Liuzhou to evacuate as search and rescue operations continue and authorities ‌warn of transport ⁠disruptions.

• There were two confirmed deaths with one still ⁠missing, and four people were sent to the hospital, although none ​of them ​had life-threatening ​injuries, CCTV and ‌state news agency Xinhua said.

• Thirteen buildings collapsed in the early hours of Monday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

• Transportation disruptions were also ‌flagged by railway ​authorities as they inspected ​the ​integrity of rail line infrastructure.

• ‌Communication and power lines, ​water ​and gas supply, and traffic in the affected area were operating ​normally, ‌state media reported.

(Reporting by Liz ​Lee and Shanghai newsroom; Editing ​by Tom Hogue)