there. 85% of the buildings there have been badly damaged or have collapsed. this is a very high remote part of china. we're heading up to the foot hills, 12,000 feet up. rescue teams are trying to get there thousands of soldiers are being sent in from surrounding provinces and beijing. a special medical team which has training and dealing with high altitude is also being dispat dispatched from beijing, sending up 50,000 blankets. we passed a number of military convoys on the road so far. we're also being told that there's been a series of powerful aftershocks, maybe as much as as 18 since the earthquake. high winds are hampering rescue efforts, jim.