Deadly mudslides hit northwestern China

Deadly mudslides hit northwestern China

ZHOUQU, China - A woman weeps beside a victim of the deadly mudslides in Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu on Aug. 11, 2010.

Journalists in China cover deadly mudslides

Journalists in China cover deadly mudslides

ZHOUQU, China - A Chinese journalist works on the streets in Zhouqu County in Gansu Province, northwestern China, on Aug. 11, 2010, after mudslides devastated the area. Chinese authorities are urging some domestic news organizations to refrain from sending journalists to the disaster-affected areas.

Death toll rises in N.W. China landslide

Death toll rises in N.W. China landslide

ZHOUQU, China - A woman cries in desperation as a man tries to console her in Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu on Aug. 10, 2010, after mudslides devastated the area. The death toll from the disaster topped 700 with more than 1,000 people missing.

Deadly mudslides hit northwestern China

Deadly mudslides hit northwestern China

ZHOUQU, China - A man carrying a child on his back and wearing a protective mask walks through debris in Zhouqu County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the northwestern China province of Gansu on Aug. 10, 2010, after mudslides devastated the area. The death toll from the disaster topped 330 the previous day.

Northwestern China landslide

Northwestern China landslide

ZHOUQU, China -A woman cries in Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu Province on Aug. 9, 2010, after rain-triggered landslides hit the region, killing at least 137. Soldiers and rescuers searched for survivors as about 1,350 people are missing.

Deadly landslides in northwestern China

Deadly landslides in northwestern China

ZHOUQU, China - A heavy-duty vehicle carries armed police personnel on a flooded road in Zhouqu County in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwestern China, on Aug. 9, 2010 after landslides hit the area, killing more than 100 people.