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Mudslide Hits Zhouqu of Ganan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province

2010-08-10 13:54:00 | From:

Life returning to normal in mudslide-hit Zhouqu
Life is returning to normal and survivors are trying to walk out from the shadow of losing their beloved ones eight days after a devastating landslide hit the county...[detail]
China gears up for possible disasters as more rain expected nationwide
China's National Disaster Reduction Commission issued an urgent circular on Monday, ordering the civil affairs authorities across the country to step up measures to prevent and control floods and other rain-triggered disasters...[detail]
Large-scaled ponding area remained in landslide-hit Zhouqu
Residents are ferried by a boat in landslide-hit Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 16, 2010. Large-scaled ponding area still remained in the county although the flood has subsidised...[detail]
New rains pound China mudslide town
A new round of rains started to pound the mudslide-flattened Chinese town of Zhouqu Monday night, which has increased the possibilities of new mudslides occurring...[detail]
Grief shadows China's Valentine's Day in mudslide-battered county
Without chocolates, roses or a candlelight dinner, Ren Wenbin and Li Jin spent Qixi Festival, dubbed "China's Valentine' s Day", huddling in a tent, eating instant noodles in Zhouqu County, which had been leveled by China's worst mudslide in decades...[detail]

Chinese president pays silent tribute to mudslide victims
Chinese President Hu Jintao Sunday paid a silent tribute to victims of a massive mudslide in Zhouqu County in northwest China's Gansu Province, as thousands of soldiers are still battling for rescue and disinfection efforts in the county...[detail]
Candles lighted up to mourn for Zhouqu mudslide victims
A participant lights up candles during a mourning activity in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 15, 2010, to mourn for the victims of the Aug. 8 mudslide disaster in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province...[detail]
Hailuogou: unique glacier forest park in Sichuan
"Hailuogou" also known as "Conch Gully" is located at the foot of the Gonggar Mountain, in the southeast of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province...[detail]
Zhouqu, we are together
Children light up candles during a mourning activity in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 15, 2010, to mourn for the victims of the Aug. 8 mudslide disaster in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province...[detail]
Chinese Vice Premier calls for more efforts to clear river in mudslide-hit county
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu on Sunday called for more efforts to clear the Bailong River in Zhouqu County, which was blocked and overflowed after a massive mudslide...[detail]
Death toll from NW China mudslide rises to 1,248; 496 still missing
The death toll from the massive mudslide in Zhouqu County, northwest China's Gansu Province, has risen to 1,248 as of 4 p.m. Sunday, with 496 still missing, local disaster relief headquarters said...[detail]
11th Panchen Erdeni Qoigyi Gyibo donates and prays for mudslide victims
On August 15, the 11th Panchen Erdeni Qoigyi Gyibo, vice chairman of the Buddhist Association of China, donated 50,000 yuan to muslide-hit Zhouqu County in northwest China's Gansu Province through the association, sources from Tibet.cn...[detail]
Bad weather haunts Zhouqu country
China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) said on Sunday morning that more rain is forecast for Zhouqu county in Northwest China's Gansu province over the next three days, possibly hampering the relief operation underway in the mudslide-hit region...[detail]
Chinese diplomatic missions abroad mourn mudslide victims
Chinese embassies and consulates across the world on Sunday held memorial services to mourn the victims of a massive mudslide that killed at least 1,239 people in northwest China...[detail]
Chinese premier urges more rescue, relief efforts in mudslide-hit county
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has called for a massive search and rescue work and early restoration of drinking water supplies in a mountain county which on Sunday was devastated by mudslides...[detail]
Death toll from NW China mudslides rises to 337, 1,148 still missing
The death toll from rain-triggered mudslides in Zhouqu County of northwest China's Gansu Province has risen to 337, with 1,148 others still missing, Chen Jianhua, official sources said Monday night...[detail]
Chinese gov't continues to send supplies, rescue teams to mudslide-hit Zhouqu
The Chinese government Monday continued to dispatch relief materials and rescue teams to Zhouqu County, in northwest China's Gansu Province, where hundreds of people were buried in mudslides early Sunday...[detail]
Chinese premier urges all-out rescue efforts when inspecting mudslide-hit county in NW China
Premier Wen Jiabao has urged rescuers to race against time to search survivors after catastrophic mudslides hit a northwest China county and left nearly 1,300 people missing Sunday...[detail]
Rescuers evacuate victims in landslide-hit Zhouqu County of China's Gansu Province
Local people try to evacuate a child to safe places at Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2010...[detail]
Relief materials pouring into mudslide-hit Zhouqu in NW China
Government organizations and charities have been rushing tents, drinking water and other relief supplies to local residents after rain-triggered landslides hit a northwest China county early Sunday morning...[detail]
Traffic resumes to mudslides-hit NW China county
Debris which had been blocking major roads leading to the mudslides-hit Zhouqu County in northwest China's Gansu Province have been cleared, said local authorities Sunday afternoon...[detail]
Premier Wen inspects landslide-hit county in NW China
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao inspects the landslide-hit region in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2010...[detail]
South China city donates 2 mln yuan to mudslides-hit Zhouqu in Gansu Province
Shenzhen City in the southern Guangdong Province has donated 2 million yuan (295,400 U.S. dollars) to Zhouqu county in the northwestern Gansu Province, after the county was devastated by rain-triggered mudslides early Sunday...[detail]
Death toll from NW China landslides rises to 127
The death toll from rain-triggered landslides in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province, has risen to 127, said the Ministry of Civil Affairs Sunday afternoon...[detail]
Chinese premier coordinates rescue work on plane headed for landslide-hit county in NW China
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Sunday set up a State Council temporary headquarters for rescue work aboard a plane heading for landslide-hit Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Gansu Province...[detail]