A landslide occurred on Oct. 11 in Bolo township, Jomda county, of the Tibet autonomous region’s Qamdo city, forming a dammed lake on the Jinsha River. Photo: VCG

The Jinsha River was blocked by the landslide. Water accumulated rapidly, flooding bridges and fields. Photo: VCG

Evacuated people from affected areas are settled in a temporary shelter. As of 4 p.m. on Oct. 11, 10,126 residents had been evacuated because of the landslide and the blocked river. Photo: VCG

People who live in the resettlement area help evacuees from the landslide and flooding areas with their cooking. So far, all the evacuees’ basic living and medical needs have been satisfied, according to the vice mayor of Qamdo in the Tibet autonomous region. Photo: VCG

Firefighters walk on landslide-affected ground that had been the site of a lush forest before the disaster. Photo: IC