Chinese armed police officers clear mud left by a flood on a road on July 21, 2009 after a heavy rainstorm hit Maqu County in northwest China's Gansu Province, killing at least five people. [Xinhua]

The picture taken on July 21, 2009 shows the debris of a collapsed house after a rainstorm hit Maqu County in northwest China's Gansu Province, killing at least five people. [Xinhua]