Read ourprivacy notice Thanks for signing up to theBreaking News email{{# verifyErrors}}{{ message}}{{/ verifyErrors}}{{^ verifyErrors}} Something went wrong.... They have been waiting for machinery to help the search, but the hardest-hit locations have been difficult to reach thanks to roads obstructed by pieces of collapsed houses.... The relatively shallow depth of the quake has made it even more catastrophic, with the UN believing it has affected up to 300, 000 people....