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Aug 12, 2010 05:34 PM

Gansu Mudslides Death Toll at 1,117

Three people were reported missing as a result of heavy rains that hit Zhouqu County, northwest China's Gansu Province, on the evening of August 11. Major roads were destroyed as a result of the recent mudslides. The central road connecting Zhouqu to Lanzhou has been cut completely, which was the major channel for the transportation of relief materials.
 
Mudslides in Gansu Province have killed 1,117 people and left 630 people missing, as of August 11, according to the Gansu provincial government. Sixty-four people have been hospitalized under critical condition.

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