PHOTOS & VIDEO: Chinese reporter Chen Ying leaves wedding to cover Earthquake

TV reporter Chen Ying was just about to take her nuptials when a massive earthquake, which has so for far claimed more than 150 lives, struck in southern China. But instead of panicking, her journalistic instincts kicked in and she got straight to work on reporting from the scene.

With no time to ditch her bridal gown and veil, the intrepid reporter grabbed a mic and began describing the scene in the province of Sichuan.

More than 5,500 people are reported to have been injured in the earthquake which struck mountainous Lushan county shortly after 8am this morning local time, and 19 people have been reported missing in the wake of the tremor.