Chına Yushu Earthquake

epa02119830 Hundreds of local people help rescue workers clear rubble to look for survivors in Jiegu Town of Yushu County , Qinghai province 16 April , 2010 . An earthquake hit the area on the morning of 14 April registering 7 . 1 on the Richter scalehas so far resulted in a death toll in the remote mountain region of 791at least 294 still missing . With bitterly cold daynight time temperatures hopes are fading for the missing whilst providing shelter after 15 , 000 houses were destroyed is another challenge .  EPA/NI YUXING