A medic checks an elder woman's eyes 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]

Soldiers search for survivors trapped under debris in the Aug. 7 landslides in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2010. Rescuers were still in desperate search for survivors though the "golden relief time", which refers to the 72 hours after a disaster occurs, has passed. [Xinhua]