Mudslides caused by the earthquake left houses in a village damaged Wednesday in Haidong, Northwest China’s Qinghai province. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Rescuers search for survivors from the roof of a house buried under a mudslide in a village in Haidong on Wednesday. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Villagers in Qinghai huddle around a fire, even moving beds to open areas on Tuesday night. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

The entry arch of Caotan village stands mostly swamped under a mudslide triggered by the quake. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Buildings are buried in silt in a village in Haidong in the wake of the earthquake Tuesday night. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Rescuers search a village hit by the quake in Haidong. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Wedding decorations still hang in a resident’s yard for a wedding that had been scheduled for Dec. 20 in Jintian village in Qinghai. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

The remains of a sheep pen in a villager’s house after the earthquake, which killed four of the six sheep kept in the structure. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Villagers and rescuers receive bowls of soup outside Jintian village. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Villagers sleep in tents at night and eat instant noodles on Tuesday night in the aftermath of the quake. Many fear reentering damaged houses out of fear they might collapse. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

People gather around fire to keep warm in Linxia, Gansu province, on Tuesday night. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Villagers stay in a makeshift shelter built after the quake as they are afraid of reentering brick-and-mortar dwellings due to the threat from subsequent quakes. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

A villager and her family live out of the back of a truck on Tuesday night in Linxia. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

A villager sleeps in a car Tuesday night in Linxia. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Excavators clear mud and silt Tuesday night from a village in Haidong. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin