China: Landslide: 2010/08/08
| Period | 2010/08/08 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | China |
| Event Type | Landslide |
| Outline | Mudslides engulfed a town in northwest China on 8 August 2010, killing nearly 100 people and leaving perhaps 2,000 residents missing. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Xinhua English 2010/08/10 | ||
| Dead: 702 Missing: 1,042 Evacuated: 45,000 |
Destroyed houses: 300 Damaged houses: 700 Flooded houses: 3,000 |
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Report/Articles
Xinhua English 2010/09/02
Death toll from NW China mudslides rises to 1,471; 294 still missing.
Xinhua English 2010/08/31
A devastating mudslide in northwest China\'s Gansu Province earlier in August had killed at least 1,467 as of Monday, with 298 still missing.
Xinhua English 2010/08/24
At least 1,447 people were killed and 318 remain missing, according to the latest government information.
Xinhua English 2010/08/22
The death toll from the massive mudslides in Zhouqu County, in northwest China\'s Gansu Province, had risen to 1,435 as of 22 August, with 330 still missing, rescue headquarters said.
Xinhua English 2010/08/19
The devastating mudslides which hit on August 8 have claimed 1,364 lives with 401 people still missing as of 4 p.m. 19 August.
Xinhua English 2010/08/17
Death toll from NW China mudslide rises to 1,270; 474 still missing
Xinhua English 2010/08/15
The death toll from the massive mudslide in Zhouqu County, northwest China\'s Gansu Province, has risen to 1,248 as of 4 p.m. Sunday (15 August 2010), with 496 still missing, local disaster relief headquarters said.
Xinhua English 2010/08/10
The death toll from a massive rain-triggered mudslide in Zhouqu County in northwest China\'s Gansu Province has risen to 702, with 1,042 others still missing, local civil affairs authorities said Tuesday afternoon, 10 August.
Xinhua English 2010/008/09
The death toll from rain-triggered mudslides in Zhouqu County of northwest China\'s Gansu Province has risen to 337, with 1,148 others still missing, official sources said Monday night (9 August).
Xinhua English 2010/08/09
At least 127 people have been confirmed dead in rain-triggered mudslides. The rescue headquarters in Zhouqu estimated that 1,294 people are missing as of 9 p.m. 8 August 2010.
Reuters Alertnet 2010/08/08
Mudslides engulfed a town in Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu province, northwest China on Sunday, 8 August 2010, killing nearly 100 people and leaving perhaps 2,000 residents missing.
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International Charter 2010/08/10
Mud-rock Flow Monitoring Map in Zhouqu County
CNN.com 2010/08/09
Death toll climbs to 337 in China mudslides