In pictures: Sichuan quake

People walk along a damaged road in Baosheng, Lushan, Sichuan province, China (21 April 2013) — Image caption,
Rural residents in China's Sichuan province are counting the cost of Saturday's earthquake, which wrecked houses and flattened some villages.

Song Zhengqiong, holding her daughter, cries in front of her damaged house after a strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake at Longmen village, Lushan county

At least 207 people are dead or missing after the quake, which had a magnitude of 6.6.

Residents fight over blankets after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Lushan, Sichuan Province on April 21

Aid workers have struggled to get through to the most remote areas, but they have managed to deliver blankets, tents and emergency supplies to the main urban areas.

Volunteers enter Longmen town, Sichuan province (21 April 2013)

There are reports of rescuers and thousands of volunteers trying to reach the region being stuck in long queues.

Rescuers on foot head for Baoxing County, Sichuan province, China (21 April 2013)

Some of the most remote areas, including Baoxing County, have been virtually cut off - rescuers have had to travel in by foot to help survivors.

A couple on a motorbike pass flattened houses in Lushan, Sichuan (21 April 2013)

The quake struck at 08:02 local time (00:02 GMT) on Saturday, flattening villages near the epicentre.

Injured people receive medical treatment at the People's Hospital after a strong magnitude earthquake hit Lushan county, Sichuan province

Around 11,500 people were injured as a result of the quake, some 1,000 of them seriously, severely stretching medical services.

Medical officials treat a patient outside a hospital in Lushan County, Ya'an City, China (21 April 2013)

In Lushan county, the worst affected area, people were being treated in the open air.

A woman and boy in a shelter in Longmen town, Sichuan (21 April 2013)

People who have lost their homes, or are too afraid to go back indoors, have set up temporary shelters amid the debris.

Rescuers rush to carry a victim onto a helicopter after a strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Taiping town of Lushan county, Sichuan province April 20

On Saturday, the government mobilised thousands of troops and rescuers to cope with the disaster, which came five years after a major quake killed tens of thousands of people in Sichuan.

Paramilitary police clear a road in Baosheng, Sichuan (21 April 2013)

There have been more than 1,000 aftershocks across the region, raising fears of further landslides.

Li Keqiang (C) visits after a strong earthquake hits Lushan county, Sichuan province, April 20

Premier Li Keqiang flew to Sichuan on Saturday, saying the first 24 hours after a quake was the "golden time" for saving lives and promising the government would pay medical costs.