China earthquake rescue effort – in pictures

A woman stands on a collapsed house in Longmen township following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake which devastated the region Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

A portrait of Mao Zedong is torn by a cracked wall caused by Saturday's earthquake Photograph: Reuters

Villagers carrying disaster relief supplies walk in the mountain in quake-hit Shifeng village. The death toll is approaching 200, with 25 people missing and 11,950 injured, the ministry of civil affairs said. The ministry said 1.72 million people were affected by the quake, while an initial estimate by the International Red Cross on 20 April put the number needing emergency shelter, water and food at 120,000 Photograph: Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media

Rescuers install a tent at a temporary settlement in Lingguan middle school in Baoxing county Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

20-year-old Yang Yan looks at her newborn son in a temporary hospital in quake-hit Taiping township Photograph: Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media

A digger tries to clear a path along a remote road on the way to Taiping Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Possessions are exposed where parts of a wall have collapsed in Taiping, Lushan county Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Earthquake victims sleep at a stadium after their homes were destroyed Photograph: AP

Chinese soldiers cook breakfast in a rescue camp in Taiping Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Tents outside a hospital are lit up at night as emergency workers try to help the homeless and injured Photograph: Jianan Yu/Reuters

People attend a candlelit vigil Photograph: HAP/Quirky China News / Rex Feat

Soldiers carry supplies to the quake-ravaged region Photograph: ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images

A huge boulder is exploded, clearing a bridge on the way to Baosheng township Photograph: ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images

Chinese volunteers wait in the rain on a truck after a road was blocked by a fallen boulder in Taiping Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Villagers get disaster relief supplies from a truck on a road interrupted by landslides in quake-hit Shifeng village Photograph: Xinhua /Landov/Barcroft Media

Medical workers take care of a newborn boy Photograph: Xinhua /Landov/Barcroft Media

A young girl plays on a sofa in a temporary settlement in Ya'an Photograph: AFP/Getty Images