Soldiers help a woman get off from a pit in landslides-hit Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2010. At least 702 people were killed by the Aug. 7 mudslides in Zhouqu County with 1,042 others still missing. Rescuers were in desperate search for survivors though the "golden relief time", which refers to the 72 hours after a disaster occurs, has passed. [Xinhua]

Two rescuers carry relief materials on a street torn by mudslides in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2010. At least 702 people were killed by the Aug. 7 mudslides in Zhouqu County with 1,042 others still missing. Rescuers were in desperate search for survivors though the "golden relief time", which refers to the 72 hours after a disaster occurs, has passed. [Xinhua]