As officials from various government bureaus have been dispatched to the resettlement area of Baoxing county, some rural residents visited by the Global Times Tuesday seemed to lack help.

A 10-minute drive away from the county lies Shunjiang village, where villagers complained about the lack of attention from local officials, something that has disappointed them.

"There have been no visits from any official, nor have we received any relief supplies," Li Ping, 56, told the Global Times. The village now badly needs water, electricity and telecommunications.

Villagers have solved the problem by getting water from a ditch where the water runs down from a nearby mountain. Living in makeshift shelters covered by tarpaulin, some said incessant rain soaks their bedding through holes in the "roofs."

They are also short of medicines. "My 3-year-old son has been coughing these days, but I don't know where to get medical treatment," said a mother, who asked to remain anonymous. "We got nothing but enquiries about our real need from authorities," she said.

However, Xiong Ping, deputy director of the county's civil affairs bureau, said they began dispatching supplies to the villages on Tuesday. "These supplies are expected to fulfill part of the villagers' need."

Despite the occasional tear when talking about their collapsed houses, residents actually aren't complaining much about the local authorities after having received substantial help from the troops and volunteers.

Armed police officers and firefighters helped them pitch tents and telecommunications services resumed on Sunday. Mass storage charging trucks have been sent for villagers to charge their cellphones and electronic products.

Various government stalls have been set up, and even the local letters and petitioning office has a booth where officials have been dispatched to answer villagers' questions on topics such as compensation for their damages and post-quake work in handling the disputes between temporary neighbors in the makeshift residential community.