Rescue Work Underway in Landslides-hit Zhouqu
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Soldiers take part in the rescue work in landslides-hit Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 9, 2010. The death toll from rain-triggered mudslides in Zhouqu County has risen to 337, with 1,148 others still missing, official sources said Monday night. Rescuers are racing against the time in search for possible survivors in the mudslide-flattened Zhouqu. [Xinhua]
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A bulldozer transports rescuers and local residents in landslides-hit Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 9, 2010. The death toll from rain-triggered mudslides in Zhouqu County has risen to 337, with 1,148 others still missing, official sources said Monday night. Rescuers are racing against the time in search for possible survivors in the mudslide-flattened Zhouqu. [Xinhua]
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(Xinhua News Agency Aug 10, 2010)