China landslide deathtoll still rising
Torrential rains and flooding in northwestern China have caused massive landslides and the deathtoll is still rising. The latest figures put the deaths at over 700, but experts feel this number is very conservative and could grow closer to 1000 before all is done. The number of 700 had doubled in 24 hours.
About 200 remained missing around Ladakh, said Lt. Col. J. S. Brar, an army spokesman. With the road links being restored, nearly 300 people who fled to higher ground have returned to their homes, he said. The disaster in China's Gansu province was caused when a debris-blocked swollen river burst, swamping entire mountain villages in the county seat of Zhouqu.
A survivor, Yang Zhukai, began the sad task of making simple coffins for the 10 to 20 relatives killed by the mudslide. "These are all for relatives, for relatives killed by the mudslide. It was so unexpected, a huge landslide like this. There's nothing left. We managed to escape with our lives. As far as relatives, 10 to 20 died from my village," he told Associated Press Television News.
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