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Rescuers clinging to a rope-tied makeshift float search for victims in a flooded area after heavy rains triggered a mudslide in Zhouqu county in northwestern China's Gansu province on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010. Rescuers searched Monday for an estimated 1,300 people left missing after rubble-strewn floodwaters tore through a remote corner of northwestern China, just one of a series of flood disasters across Asia that have plunged millions into misery. (AP Photo)

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A woman cries for her missing family members after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers searched Monday for an estimated 1,300 people left missing after rubble-strewn floodwaters tore through a remote corner of northwestern China, just one of a series of flood disasters across Asia that have plunged millions into misery. (AP Photo)

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People on a second-floor balcony help a woman who tries to reach the lower floor, partially buried in mud, to fetch belongings after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers searched Monday for an estimated 1,300 people left missing after rubble-strewn floodwaters tore through a remote corner of northwestern China, just one of a series of flood disasters across Asia that have plunged millions into misery. (AP Photo)

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Rescuers and residents walk on a road covered by rocks and mud near a collapsed building after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers searched Monday for an estimated 1,300 people left missing after rubble-strewn floodwaters tore through a remote corner of northwestern China, just one of a series of flood disasters across Asia that have plunged millions into misery. (AP Photo)

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers clear up debris by hand to search for missing people in landslide-hit Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu Province on Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Gao Jianjun)

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Chinese paramilitary policemen on a rescue mission march past the body of a victim of Sunday's disaster placed on the roadside in Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Residents walk past a police station covered by a mudslide in the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China, just one of a series of floods across Asia that have killed hundreds and spread misery to millions more. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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A man takes a picture of the devastated town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China, just one of a series of floods across Asia that have killed hundreds and spread misery to millions more. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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A grieving woman is consoled by others at the mudslide-hit town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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A body recovered from a mudslide is bundled for transportation at the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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A man prepares to transport a body recovered from the mudslide-devastated town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Residents walk in a line at the mudslide-devastated town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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A body lies on the streets of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Residents peer out from a mudslide-damaged building in the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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A Chinese man reacts as he carries a child near a building destroyed by a mudslide that swept through the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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A paramilitary policeman rests among the debris of buildings destroyed by a mudslide that swept through the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Residents examine personal belongings recovered from houses destroyed after a mudslide that swept through the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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A man reacts near a body recovered from the mudslide and bundled for transportation at the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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A woman grieves as she is helped along the road from the mudslide-hit town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Rescue workers and residents dig through mud to look for bodies in the mudslide-hit town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)