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Disinfection begins in landslide-hit area

(Xinhua) Updated: 2010-08-11 07:28
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Disinfection begins in landslide-hit area

Soldiers sterilize the landslide-hit area under the instruction of a medical worker in Zhouqu County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2010. Soldiers and local anti-epidemic professionals began to sterilize the mudslides-hit area on Tuesday. [Xinhua]

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Insufficient drinking water and toilets, weak infrastructure and crowded living conditions are increasing the possibility of an outbreak of infectious diseases after a major mudslide in this Northwest county early Sunday morning.

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