Hard-hit area battered by heavy rain and mudslides
By Hu Yongqi and Xu Wei | China Daily | Updated: 2011-07-06 07:43
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Part of a bridge in Yingxiu, Wenchuan county, Sichuan province, remains while another section has been washed out by mudslides triggered by torrential rain. Many people were trapped on the bridge on Monday. Zhou Wenqiang / Xinhua |
YINGXIU, Sichuan - Rescuers have been battling to help people affected by mudslides brought about by intense rain in Yingxiu, Wenchuan county, Sichuan province, but officials and locals said on Tuesday that the situation on the ground still depends on the weather and whether they get more rain.
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