ZHOUQU, China — Heavy rains on Wednesday lashed a remote section of northwestern China where weekend flooding killed at least 1,117 people, as hopes of finding more survivors faded and crews worked to stave off outbreaks of disease. More than 1,000 people were still listed as missing in the disaster, with mud, stones and debris covering many houses. The National Meteorological Center warned there was a “relatively large” chance of more landslides in the coming days, as the rain was expected to grow heavier, with up to 3 1/2 inches (90 millimeters) forecast for Friday. The chances of finding more survivors were falling by the hour, but soldiers on Wednesday rescued a 50-year-old man who had been trapped in knee-deep mud on the second floor of a hotel, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Troops and rescue teams joined by traumatized survivors turned to recovering bodies and seeing to the needs of the living. Clean drinking water was a primary concern, with most local sources destroyed or too polluted to use. Entire communities in Gansu province’s Zhouqu district were swallowed up when the debris-choked Bailong River jumped its banks Sunday, releasing wave after wave of mud and rubble-strewn water. While… Read full this story
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