Some villages in Baoxing county remain isolated, awaiting rescuers and supplies. It's now more than 50 hours after the quake. How are people coping there, and how is the rescue mission going?

The human face of tragedy. Midnight in Baoxing Village, which has suffered most in this major earthquake. It's already 40 hours after the quake. But the journey to this remote village remains difficult.

People find what they have to keep warm and fed. Their food can only last for one more day.

Peng Wei, earthquake survivor, said, "Some of our food is still in our house, but none of us dares to step in and get them, because the house could collapse at any moment."

His relatives are all making do in a temporary tent which they've hurriedly erected. Over 20 people are crowded under one roof.

He himself is not sleeping. He's giving up his bed so that others can rest. For those in the tent, life is all about surviving.

Peng Wei said, "My child has broken his leg in the earthquake. My father is seriously injured, but since there are no medical supplies here, rescue workers have taken him down the mountain all on foot. We are still not sure about his condition now."

Peng Wei said, "In the earthquake, it was just a matter of seconds that everything had been turned upside down. In this village, basic food and necessities have not yet reached. And a heavy rain is expected to come at midnight. People here are left on their own, and are waiting in desperate need."

Earlier, we joined a military convoy on their rescue mission to the village. Conditions were treacherous, but the convoy pushed in regardless of the dangers. They said they wanted to make every effort to get the emergency aid to survivors.

This journey is dangerous and potentially risky, because the roads are all surrounding the mountains, and are very fragile after the strong earthquake and many aftershocks. And landslide could happen anytime around us.

Along the way, rocks and stones fall onto the cars. (nat sound of stones hitting the car roof, screaming) Rescuers say they have to make this trip many times a day.

Jia Tingting, rescue worker, Mianyang Firefighting Team, said, "We cannot bring everything in on one trip, because the road is too dangerous for big trucks, and they could also easily damage the only lifeline into the village. So we only use small cars to transport necessities, and each time just a little."

The small car is immediately surrounded as it reaches Baoxing. Rescue workers say survivors are priority in the distribution, and that so far what has arrived is still far from enough.

And right after our journey, we heard that the road on the mountain has again collapsed. It could be us who were trapped there, if not killed.

For the survivors, a long night ahead, not knowing when the next emergency supplies will reach them along their only lifeline to the world.

(CNTV.cn April 22, 2013)