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China slide toll climbs to 1,144; 600 missing

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-13 00:22
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China slide toll climbs to 1,144; 600 missing
Soldiers and dogs search for indications of life on ruins of the landslides-hit Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]

ZHOUQU, Gansu -- The death toll in the massive mudslide in northwest China's Gansu Province has risen to 1,144, with 600 still missing as of 4:30 pm Thursday, the provincial department of civil affairs said late Thursday.

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The toll rose from 1,117 on Wednesday.

Overnight downpours triggered new floods and mudslides to the mudslide-devastated town of Zhouqu in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, leaving three people missing.

Floods also have left eight people dead and eight others missing in two counties in Gannan's neighboring city of Longnan on Thursday.

China slide toll climbs to 1,144; 600 missing
Local residents wait on ruins and wish for good news of their missing beloved ones in the landslides-hit Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2010. [Agencies]