Event

2010 Gansu mudslide

8 Aug 2010 · 33.78° N, 104.37° E

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When
8 Aug 2010
Kind
Event
Coordinates
33.78° N, 104.37° E
Description
2010 Gansu mudslide: At least 1,471 people have died and 294 missing following landslides caused by heavy rains in China's northwestern Gansu province.

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2010 Gansu mudslide: At least 1,471 people have died and 294 missing following landslides caused by heavy rains in China's northwestern Gansu province

2010 Gansu mudslide

Mudslide in China

A deadly mudslide in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, China occurred at midnight on 8 August 2010. It was the deadliest individual disaster related to the 2010 China floods. The mudslides killed more than 1,471 people as of 21 August 2010, while 1,243 others have been rescued and 294 remain missing.

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