A brick house stands amid a 3,000m long, 300m wide, and 50m
thick mudslides in Yunyang, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality June 22, 2007. No
casualties were caused thanks to the immediate emergency responses
from the local government. The disaster forced the evacuation of
310 people, causing an economic loss of 500,000 yuan. More than 30
houses, 100 pieces of furniture and 50 head of livestock were
buried by mudslides. Experts have rushed to the site to direct the
rescue operation.
A resident takes a picture of a destroyed house after a 3,000m
long, 300m wide, and 50m thick mudslides in Yunyang, southwest
China's Chongqing Municipality June 22, 2007.
A house is destroyed after a 3,000m long, 300m wide, and 50m
thick mudslides in Yunyang, southwest China's Chongqing
Municipality June 22, 2007.
A road cracks after a 3,000m long, 300m wide, and 50m thick
mudslides in Yunyang, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality June
22, 2007.
A two-story building collapses after a 3,000m long, 300m wide,
and 50m thick mudslides in Yunyang, southwest China's Chongqing
Municipality June 22, 2007.
(Xinhua News Agency June 23, 2007)
