Amid the wreckage
A devastating earthquake hit southwestern China on August 3, killing hundreds of people and causing thousands of buildings, including schools, to collapse.
The magnitude 6.3 quake struck a remote area of Yunnan province, and China said it had dispatched thousands of armed police, soldiers and firefighters to the scene.
Rescuers carry an injured boy on a makeshift stretcher.
People bear a body across the devastated landscape.
Rescuers carry an injured man on a stretcher.
Others search for survivors amongst the debris.
A woman wipes her face as she waits for rescue teams to search for her relatives.
An injured man walks past wreckage in Ludian.
A paramilitary policeman carries an elderly man on his back.
Rescuers carry an injured man.
Rescue workers place the body of a woman on a stretcher.
Others bow as they pay tribute to residents who were killed during the earthquake.
Rescuers stand around an injured resident who lies covered with a blanket.
Rescue crew carry an injured earthquake victim to a helicopter.
A boy cries next to his sister as they wait in hospital.
Nine-year-old Yang Hongshun sits with his head wrapped in a bandage.
A woman lies on a hospital bed after being injured in the earthquake.
