According to Xin-Hua News agency, the landslides occurred in early Sunday in Zhouqu, Gannan Tibet Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu province, which forced people to leave their homes because of the rising water.
Rain fell at a rate of 7 centimeters an hour late Saturday led the landslide about 5 kilometer long and 500 meters wide that buried an estimated 300 homes.
The Bailong Jiang River was dammed by a landslide, causing flooding of nearby area and local authorities were trying to blast away the muddy dam to release the water downriver.
The blood destroyed telephone services, electricity and result in 2 to 4 meters of dirt on some roads.
The state-run China Central Television carried reports from Zhouqu which shown flooded streets with only the roofs of five or six-story could be seen.
People and reporters were prevented to go to Zhouqu, telling them: “Only conveyances that have authorizations are allowed to go. Return by the road which you came. Those who don’t obey will be detained,” Police officers said.
One local official said that “No even family members can go through because this is a mountainous region and there are areas where the roads are likely to collapse unless limited travel, the will be serious problems for relief efforts,”
A 24-year-old Tibetan man, who came from neighboring Aba Tibet-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in China’s Sichuan province, said that “My relatives live near Zhouqu that’s why I wanted to see if they are safety, but the police won’t let me through.”
Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, visited the disaster zone. And the government concerns about ethnic strife because so many Tibetans inhabit the region.
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