
Rescuers pause for a mourning service to victims killed by the massive landslide in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province 12 August 2010. Rains have started again in the region, making the disaster relief works more difficult. EPA/GAN MIN

People walk away from the town destroyed by the massive landslide in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province 12 August 2010. Rains have started again in the region, making the disaster relief works more difficult. EPA/GAN MIN

Policemen set up a banner for a mourning service to colleagues and their relatives killed by the massive landslide in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province 12 August 2010. Rains have started again in the region, making the disaster relief works more difficult. EPA/DONG YUE

People walk across a brook in the massive landslide in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province 12 August 2010. Rains have started again in the region, making the disaster relief works more difficult. EPA/GAN MIN

Rescuers work on the massive landslide in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province 12 August 2010. Rains have started again in the region, making the disaster relief works more difficult. EPA/GAN MIN

People mourn for victims killed in the massive landslide in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province 12 August 2010. Rains have started again in the region, making the disaster relief works more difficult. EPA/GAN MIN

A man cries for a dead relative killed in the landslide in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province 11 August 2010. The authorities said the landslide has so far killed 1,117 people with 627 missing. EPA/DONG YUE

A Tibetan monk walks by soldiers digging the landslide in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province 11 August 2010. The authority said by 12 August afternoon the landslide has killed 1,117 people with 627 still missing. EPA/DONG YUE

People stand at the landslide disaster scene in Zhouqu county in northwest China's Gansu province 11 August 2010. The authority said by 12 August afternoon the landslide has killed 1,117 people with 627 still missing. EPA/DONG YUE