A mother and son were rescued on Monday evening after 52 hours of being buried under rubble from the collapse of a hotel in Quanzhou, East China's Fujian province, and they were immediately transferred to the hospital for treatment.

The death toll has increased to 20 on Tuesday morning and another 10 people remain trapped.

Firefighters rescue a boy from the wreckage of the Xinjia Hotel in Quanzhou, East China's Fujian province, on March 9, 2020. (ZENG DEMENG / FOR CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

Firefighters and medical workers carry the rescued boy to the ambulance in Quanzhou, East China's Fujian province, on March 9, 2020. (ZENG DEMENG / FOR CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

Firefighters and medical workers lift the rescued woman to the ambulance in Quanzhou, East China's Fujian province, on March 9, 2020. (ZENG DEMENG / FOR CHINADAILY.COM.CN)