Frantic search for signs of life after landslide

Local people are evacuated using an iron ladder after a landslide hit Zhouqu county, Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Northwest China’s Gansu province, Aug 8, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]

Muddy water flows down from the mountain carrying sand and stones after a landslide in Zhouqu county, Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Northwest China’s Gansu province, Aug 8, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]