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Written on August 9th, 2010 by admin

Some 1,300 disappeared by landslides that caused 127 deaths.

Beijing, Aug. 9 .- About 1,300 people remain missing in landslides caused on the night of Saturday to Sunday by heavy rains killed at least 127 dead in one district of northwestern China, authorities confirmed today.

The large amount of water entering the ground caused landslides and rivers of mud and rocks early Sunday in Zhouqu district, Gansu province, where 1294, tera gold, people are still missing, according to the provincial civil affairs department, would not rule out reaching 2,000.

Some 45,000 people were evacuated, feature the same department.

Other 117 people were injured, 29 of them severely and 1,243 were rescued by helicopter after having taken refuge in safe places, such as roof tops or buildings.

The national committee for the reduction of disaster, the, stargate worlds naquadah, control center for flood control and drought and the Civil Affairs Ministry described the catastrophe in the number two seriously.

Charitable organizations and Chinese government sent 3090 tents, 1300 blankets, 16 370 boxes of bottled water, instant noodles and biscuits and other humanitarian items to residents Zhouqu district, located in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prcture.

Also, yesterday arrived in the area 200, aika gold, generators, 100,000 and 10,000 candle lanterns, according to the department.

For its part, the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Monday sent other tents, blankets, folding beds and sleeping bags, which arrived on Monday morning to the area.

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