In pictures: Sichuan quake
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Rural residents in China's Sichuan province are counting the cost of Saturday's earthquake, which wrecked houses and flattened some villages.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.